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

双语例句

• His father turned, the wiry figure walking a little stiffly.
  他父亲转过身来，他那结实的身躯走路有点不灵活。
• My horse is small but wiry and sure-footed.
  我的马虽矮小，但精瘦结实，走路稳当。
• The boy still crouched there, small for his age, small and wiry like his father.
  男孩还蹲在原来的地方，长得矮小，跟年龄有点不相称，但很结实，跟他父亲一样。
• A breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears.
  长有长而硬的毛和下垂的耳朵的小猎犬。
• Have you ever felt her wiry, black hair?
  你有没有摸过她又硬又黑的头发？
• Most terriers have wiry coats that require special grooming known as stripping in order to maintain a characteristic appearance.
  绝大多数梗类犬拥有特别的刚毛，需要按一定的次序剥毛，以维持其特别的外貌。
• He was kind of skinny and wiry and full of energy.
  我想要上的是更富有艺术性的、更有趣的学校。
• How's your wiry zone?
  你那坚硬地带怎样了？
• 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。
• The wiry, bespectacled pair won many "most identical" competitions over the years.
  多年来，这对瘦但结实的双胞胎兄弟参加了很多“最相像”比赛并获奖。