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

• 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。
• Grandfather is quite old and a bit hunchbacked. The boy still crouched there, small for his age, small and wiry like his father.
  祖父年纪大了，背有点驼。男孩还蹲在原来的地方，长得矮小，跟年令有点不相称，但很结实，跟他父亲一样。
• He has wiry hair.
  他长着粗而卷曲的头发。
• ( especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair.
  （特别是指狗）有坚硬的、像铁丝一样的毛发。
• A short, wiry man.
  一个矮瘦结实的男子。
• Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover.
  缓慢生长的蔓藤植物，其笔直、瘦长结实的茎干上长满常绿的叶子；通常被用作地被植物。
• His body is wiry and athletic.
  他长得清瘦而结实，体格健美。
• Hammer's apprentice was a wiry red-haired youth called Nail.
  海姆尔的学徒是个叫内尔的精瘦红发小伙。
• A clump or tuft, as of growing grass. tufted wiry rush of wide distribution.
  生草丛一丛，一簇，如一丛草广泛分布的一种丛生的、细的灯心草属植物。
• Have you ever felt her wiry, black hair?
  你有没有摸过她又硬又黑的头发？