underweight

英 [ˌʌndəˈweɪt]

美 [ˌʌndərˈweɪt]

adj.  体重不足的; 未达到正常体重的

BNC.32967 / COCA.23905

牛津词典

adj.

• 体重不足的；未达到正常体重的
  weighing less than the normal or expected weight
  1. She is a few pounds underweight for (= in relation to) her height.
     就其身高而言，她的体重还差几磅。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 体重偏轻的；过瘦的
  If someone isunderweight, they are too thin, and therefore not healthy.
  1. Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.
     近1/3的孩子体重严重偏轻。

英英释义

adj

• being very thin
  1. a child with skinny freckled legs
  2. a long scrawny neck
  Synonym:scraggyboneyscrawnyskinnyweedy

双语例句

• You are only slightly underweight for IE in relation to your height.
  按你的身高来说，你体重仅稍轻一点儿。
• This is a tough time for underweight foreign investors because the market is no longer cheap.
  对于在中国股市配置偏低的境外投资者，眼下是一个艰难时刻，因为该市场已不再便宜。
• You are underweight for your age.
  依你的年龄来看，你太轻了。
• The researchers compared the effect of GDP growth and signs of child malnutrition-like stunted growth and being underweight.
  研究者比较了国内生产总值增长的影响与儿童营养不良，例如生长萎缩和体重过低的迹象。
• His underweight militated against his ever becoming a good sprinter.
  他体重不足，这使他难以成为一个好的短跑运动员。
• Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.
  近1/3的孩子体重严重偏轻。
• Early identification, treatment and prevention of maternal depression may help reduce child stunting and underweight in developing countries.
  母亲抑郁的早发现、早治疗和早预防将有助于减少发展中国家儿童发育不良和体重不足。
• "But there were not many underweight men in Scotland," he noted.
  “但是在苏格兰没有那么多低体重男性，”他补充道。
• Some of the babies were seriously underweight.
  有些婴儿体重严重不足。
• The baby was dangerously underweight at birth.
  这婴儿出生时体熏严重不足。