wiry

英 [ˈwaɪəri]

美 [ˈwaɪəri]

adj.  瘦而结实的; 硬而结实的; 像金属丝的

最高级：wiriest　比较级：wirier　

医学

BNC.21006 / COCA.13236

牛津词典

adj.

• 瘦而结实的
  thin but strong
  1. a wiry little man
     清瘦结实的小个男子
• 硬而结实的；像金属丝的
  stiff and strong; like wire

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 瘦而结实的
  Someone who iswiryis rather thin but is also strong.
  1. His body is wiry and athletic.
     他长得清瘦而结实，体格健美。
• ADJ-GRADED （毛发、草等）粗硬的
  Something such as hair or grass that iswiryis stiff and rough to touch.
  1. Her wiry hair was pushed up on top of her head in an untidy bun.
     她粗硬的头发向上梳起，在头顶乱糟糟地盘成了个发髻。

英英释义

adj

• of hair that resembles wire in stiffness
  1. wiry red hair
• lean and sinewy
  Synonym:stringy
• of or relating to wire

双语例句

• Most terriers have wiry coats that require special grooming known as stripping in order to maintain a characteristic appearance.
  绝大多数梗类犬拥有特别的刚毛，需要按一定的次序剥毛，以维持其特别的外貌。
• Hammer's apprentice was a wiry red-haired youth called Nail.
  海姆尔的学徒是个叫内尔的精瘦红发小伙。
• A short, wiry man.
  一个矮瘦结实的男子。
• How's your wiry zone?
  你那坚硬地带怎样了？
• He was kind of skinny and wiry and full of energy.
  我想要上的是更富有艺术性的、更有趣的学校。
• A breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears.
  长有长而硬的毛和下垂的耳朵的小猎犬。
• He is a wiry little person.
  他是个结实瘦小的人。
• She has a dancer's wiry frame.
  她有着舞蹈演员的瘦削结实身材。
• A clump or tuft, as of growing grass. tufted wiry rush of wide distribution.
  生草丛一丛，一簇，如一丛草广泛分布的一种丛生的、细的灯心草属植物。
• Like a lot of good marathon runners he's very wiry.
  与许多优秀的马拉松赛跑运动员一样，他非常瘦但很结实。