lank
英 [l??k]
美[l??k]
- adj. 瘦的；平直的；長(zhǎng)而柔軟的；細(xì)長(zhǎng)的
GRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. link => lank.
中文詞源
lank 頭發(fā)平直無光澤
來自古英語hlanc,薄的，稀的，詞源同link.形容頭發(fā)如連接起來的長(zhǎng)而松軟無光澤的。
英文詞源
- lank
- lank: see link
- lank (adj.)
- Old English hlanc "loose and empty, slender, flaccid," from Proto-Germanic *hlanka-, forming words meaning "to bend, turn," perhaps with a connecting notion of "flexible" (see flank (n.)). In Middle English, "Some examples may be long adj. with unvoicing of g" ["Middle English Dictionary"]
雙語例句
- 1. She ran her fingers through her hair; it felt lank and dirty.
- 她用手指梳了梳自己的長(zhǎng)發(fā)，頭發(fā)摸起來又油又臟。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She had lank hair and sallow skin.
- 她頭發(fā)平直，皮膚發(fā)黃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I've got lank work to do.
- 我有很多工作要做。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. She looked at the lank figure leaning against the porch column, chewing a straw.
- 思嘉打量著這個(gè)靠在廊柱上 、 跟里嚼著干草的瘦個(gè)子.
來自飄（部分）
- 5. He rose to lank height and grasped Billy McMahan's hand.
- 他瘦削的身軀站了起來,緊緊地握住比利·麥默恩的手.
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