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

• Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
  山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。
• 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 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。
• Miss gaunt and certain teachers.
  冈特小姐和一些其他的老师。
• 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。
• 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。
• His face was pale and gaunt.
  他的面容苍白而憔悴。
• His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.
  他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。
• She looked very weak, her black face gaunt and drawn.
  她看上去很虚弱，黑脸庞又瘦又憔悴。