纤薄的：thin有几种意思

My patience is wearing thin.

——Kung Fu Panda

我的耐心有限。

——《功夫熊猫》

一、下面我们来看看thin有几种含义

adj.

1.薄的；细的；瘦的，瘦削的 having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal

To plate metal is to cover it with a thin layer of gold, or silver.

镀金属就是以薄薄的一层金、银等覆盖在金属上。

2.稀薄的；淡薄的，淡的；微弱的，弱的 containing more liquid than is normal or expected

Liquid water cannot exist on the surface because the thin atmosphere will cause melting ice to evaporate directly into water vapour.

液体的水不可能存在于表面上，因为稀薄的空气将融化着的冰直接蒸发成为水蒸气。

3.稀少的，稀疏的；缺乏的 not growing closely together or in large amounts

Tall, thin and with little hair, he said.

“瘦瘦的，高高的，头发稀少，”他说。

4.空洞的，空乏的；浅薄的；不能令人信服的；显而易见的 flimsy, unconvincing

The critics found her latest novel rather thin .

评论家认为她最近的小说相当空洞。

5.【摄】（照片或底片）密度小的，反差弱的 lacking sufficient photographic density or contrast

a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density.

在空气中称重量以决定密度的小玻璃球。

adv.

8.薄；细；稀；疏；淡；微 in a way that produces a thin piece or layer of sth

Freezing temperatures, thin air and erratic currents dancing up and down the Himalayan valleys have claimed the lives of numerous balloonists.

由于气温极低、空气稀薄，加上不、稳定的气流在喜马拉雅山谷上下飘动，已经有无数气球飞行者被夺去了生命。

n.

细小（或稀薄）的东西；细小（或稀薄）部分 thinness

v.

使薄；使细；使瘦；使稀薄；使淡；使稀疏 [I,T] to make a liquid less thick or strong by adding water or another substance 

Apply flux to tube and socket sparingly and with a fairly thin consistency. Avoid flux on areas not cleaned, particularly inside of tube.

节俭地在管道和阀门插口上涂敷焊剂，使其十分均匀和细薄。要避免焊剂涂在为清理的表面上，特别是管道内侧。

二、词义辨析：还有哪些单词能表示形容词“瘦的”意思