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。
• 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。
• She has a dancer's wiry frame.
  她有着舞蹈演员的瘦削结实身材。
• 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。
• ( especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair.
  （特别是指狗）有坚硬的、像铁丝一样的毛发。
• Type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia.
  裸蕨科的模式属；古生代植物，为小而坚韧的草木，具地下根状茎和顶生的孢子囊群。
• A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin.
  一个寒冷的雾凇是在他的头，他的眉毛，他的结实的下巴。
• Have you ever felt her wiry, black hair?
  你有没有摸过她又硬又黑的头发？
• The functional wiry coat is the breed's most distinctive feature.
  功能丰富的刚毛质被毛是这个品种显著的特点。
• But Mr Zhang, a wiry man who seems incapable of sitting still, wanted more.
  但张跃希望更上一层楼，这个瘦削结实的男人似乎无法安静地坐下来。