slender UK ['slen.dər] US [-dɚ] adjective ■thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive 苗条的,纤细的•He put his hands around her slender waist.他双手搂住了她纤细的腰。 •The plant's leaves are long and slender.这株植物叶子细长。 ■small in amount or degree 少量的•a man of slender means (= without much money)穷人 •The chances of settling this dispute through talks seem increasingly slender.透过对谈解决这场争端的机会似乎越来越渺茫。 |