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

• He is a wiry little person.
  他是个结实瘦小的人。
• His body is wiry and athletic.
  他长得清瘦而结实，体格健美。
• 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。
• The functional wiry coat is the breed's most distinctive feature.
  功能丰富的刚毛质被毛是这个品种显著的特点。
• A clump or tuft, as of growing grass. tufted wiry rush of wide distribution.
  生草丛一丛，一簇，如一丛草广泛分布的一种丛生的、细的灯心草属植物。
• Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover.
  缓慢生长的蔓藤植物，其笔直、瘦长结实的茎干上长满常绿的叶子；通常被用作地被植物。
• My horse is small but wiry and sure-footed.
  我的马虽矮小，但精瘦结实，走路稳当。
• His father turned, the wiry figure walking a little stiffly.
  他父亲转过身来，他那结实的身躯走路有点不灵活。
• 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。
• He has wiry hair.
  他长着粗而卷曲的头发。