gaunt

英 [ɡɔːnt]

美 [ɡɔːnt]

adj.  (常因疾病、饥饿或忧虑而)瘦削憔悴的; 寒碜的; 破败的

比较级：gaunter　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15556 / COCA.15460

牛津词典

adj.

• （常因疾病、饥饿或忧虑而）瘦削憔悴的
  very thin, usually because of illness, not having enough food, or worry
  1. a gaunt face
     憔悴的面容
• 寒碜的；破败的
  not attractive and without any decoration

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （因生病、焦虑等）瘦削的，憔悴的
  If someone looksgaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried.
  1. Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.
     他看起来消瘦而疲惫，却说没什么可担心的。
• ADJ-GRADED （建筑物）寒碜的，非常不起眼的，难看的
  If you describe a building asgaunt, you mean it is very plain and unattractive.
  1. Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
     山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。

英英释义

adj

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
  1. emaciated bony hands
  2. a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
  3. eyes were haggard and cavernous
  4. small pinched faces
  5. kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
  Synonym:bonycadaverousemaciatedhaggardpinchedskeletalwasted

双语例句

• The eyes of the gaunt spectre darkened again, as they had in his youth.
  于是这瘦鬼的两眼又黯然出神，就同他年青时代的眼睛一样。
• Suddenly a gaunt Derek pushes through the restaurant's door, looking like a punch-drunk boxer.
  突然间骨瘦如柴的Derek推开了餐馆的门，他看起来就像是一个饱受拳头蹂躏的拳击运动员。
• His gaunt, slightly stooping figure.
  他那骨瘦如柴、微微佝偻的身材。
• Legend in the area spoke of small gaunt yellow faced men who came from the clouds long ago.
  该地传说谈到很久以前来自云中的瘦小憔悴黄色脸的人。
• I've grown gaunt because I can't seem to eat.
  我变得越来越瘦因为我连东西也吃不下了。
• The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck.
  这个老人瘦而憔悴，而且后脖子上有很深的皱纹。
• The gaunt countenance and dynamic posture of Pavel Korchagin had kept emerging in front of his eyes.
  他的眼前不时浮现出保尔瘦削的脸颊和他生机勃勃的身姿。
• Miss gaunt, you are, of course, aware of the problem.
  冈特小姐，相信你也意识到问题的严重性了。
• He was a gaunt old man.
  他是一位瘦削的老人。
• Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.
  他看起来消瘦而疲惫，却说没什么可担心的。