• adj. 瘦長的

來自lank,頭發(fā)稀疏瘦長的，后形容人瘦長而笨拙。

lanky (adj.)

1630s, "straight and flat," used of hair, from lank + -y (2); sense of "awkwardly tall and thin" is first recorded 1818. Related: Lankiness.

1. He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy.

他身高6英尺4英寸，瘦高個兒，大長腿。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He was a tall, lanky man with iron-grey hair.

他是個瘦高個子，一頭鐵灰色頭發(fā)。

來自柯林斯例句

3. a tall, lanky teenager

身材瘦長的少年

來自《權威詞典》

4. Tom was a lanky boy with long skinny legs.

湯姆是一個腿很細的瘦高個兒.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. " Let it go, or it won't live long ,'said a lanky writer in our group.

“ 放了它吧, 活不成的.”同行的一位瘦高個兒作家說.

來自漢英文學 - 現(xiàn)代散文