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

• How's your wiry zone?
  你那坚硬地带怎样了？
• Have you ever felt her wiry, black hair?
  你有没有摸过她又硬又黑的头发？
• She has a dancer's wiry frame.
  她有着舞蹈演员的瘦削结实身材。
• His body is wiry and athletic.
  他长得清瘦而结实，体格健美。
• 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。
• 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 short, wiry man.
  一个矮瘦结实的男子。
• Bearded, wiry and professorial-looking, he teaches high school physics in nearby Gorham.
  他满脸胡须，瘦长结实，一副教授模样，在戈勒姆附近的高中教授物理。
• Electric fires also have wires which get hot. a terrier with wiry hair.
  电炉也有热的金属丝。有金属丝般毛发的猎犬。
• 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。