wiry
英 ['waɪərɪ]
美 ['waɪəri]
- adj. 金屬線製的；金屬絲般的；堅硬的；瘦長結實的；（噪音）尖細的
中文詞源
wiry 像金屬絲的，瘦而結實的來自wire,金屬絲。
英文詞源
- wiry (adj.)
- 1580s, "made of wire," from wire (n.) + -y (2). As "resembling wire" from 1590s; of persons, "lean, sinewy," by 1808. Related: Wiriness.
雙語例句
- 1. My horse is small but wiry and sure-footed.
- 我的馬雖矮小，但精瘦結實，走路穩當。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His body is wiry and athletic.
- 他長得清瘦而結實，體格健美。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a wiry little man
- 清瘦結實的小個男子
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Her wiry hair was pushed up on top of her head in an untidy bun.
- 她粗硬的頭發向上梳起，在頭頂亂糟糟地盤成了個發髻。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. His father turned, the wiry figure walking a little stiffly.
- 他父親轉過身來, 他那瘦長結實的身軀走路有點不靈活.
來自辭典例句