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 limestone statue has gaunt cheeks and-most strikingly-a tipless nose.
  这尊用石灰岩雕成的人像有着瘦削的脸颊，而且，在脸上赫然可见的是一只没有鼻翼的鼻子。
• At this point, John of Gaunt ordered him to be silent.
  在这一点上刚特人约翰曾下令命他缄口。
• Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
  山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。
• 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。
• Miss gaunt and certain teachers.
  冈特小姐和一些其他的老师。
• He had gaunt cheeks after his long illness.
  他久病后双颊瘦削。
• He goes to the reservation desk. there's a gaunt woman behind the desk.
  他朝前台走去。台后站着一位瘦瘦的女人。
• His face was pale and gaunt.
  他的面容苍白而憔悴。
• Chu clutched Bethune's hand, his gaunt face covered with emotion.
  徐紧紧抓住白求恩的手，瘦瘦的脸上充满了感情。
• He was concentrating, his face strained and gaunt, as it had been for months.
  他全神贯注，面容憔悴，这已有好几个月了。