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

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