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

• 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。
• 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。
• How's your wiry zone?
  你那坚硬地带怎样了？
• 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。
• His body is wiry and athletic.
  他长得清瘦而结实，体格健美。
• Grandfather is quite old and a bit hunchbacked. The boy still crouched there, small for his age, small and wiry like his father.
  祖父年纪大了，背有点驼。男孩还蹲在原来的地方，长得矮小，跟年令有点不相称，但很结实，跟他父亲一样。
• The boy still crouched there, small for his age, small and wiry like his father.
  男孩还蹲在原来的地方，长得矮小，跟年龄有点不相称，但很结实，跟他父亲一样。
• HAIR: Medium length, straight with dense undercoat, never soft, wavy or wiry.
  毛质：中等长度，直，底毛密，不可以软、成波状或丝状。
• A terrier with wiry hair.
  有金属丝般毛发的猎犬。
• The wiry, bespectacled pair won many "most identical" competitions over the years.
  多年来，这对瘦但结实的双胞胎兄弟参加了很多“最相像”比赛并获奖。