svelte
发音
英 [svelt]
美 [svɛlt]
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- adj.
- 苗条的，细长的，优美的
单词词源
svelte 苗条的，修长的
来自法语 svelte,苗条的，来自意大利语 svellere,拔出，来自通俗拉丁语*exvellere,拔出，来自 ex-,向外，vellere,拔，拉，来自 PIE*wel,拉，撕，词源同 wool,vulture.
双语例句
- 1. At the svelte end of the scale are the italians , with only one in 10 termed as obese .
- 最苗条的人是意大利人，只有十分之一的意大利人是胖子。
- 2. Eventually , though , the agency 's strict fuel-economy rules should force american carmakers , like european ones , to offer more svelte models .
- 不过，最终，汽车管理机构严格的燃料节约条例会使美国汽车制造商像欧洲制造商那样提供更为“苗条”的汽车。
- 3. Some of us are what you might call svelte .
- 我们中有些人很苗条。
- 4. Former president bill clinton delivered the keynote address , while his svelte new wife tried not to make eye contact with any of the 10000 marchers .
- 美国前总统克林顿对此做了重要讲话，而她苗条的新妻则设法让自己的视线远离这10000名流行者。
- 5. First , there is the problem of trying on clothes in front of irritatingly svelte young shop assistants-an ordeal many plus-sized shoppers would rather not endure .
- 首先，在那些身材苗条的店员面前试衣服简直是一种折磨，许多肥胖者都不能忍受。