Gaunt
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 憔悴的, 瘦削的
- ［英］ adj. 憔悴的, 瘦削的 ( thin and bony; hollowed-eyed and haggard)
- ［记］ 和taunt ( 嘲弄) 一起记, 因为被taunt, 所以变gaunt.
- ［例］ The children orphaned during the war were sick and gaunt.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English
- Date: 15th century
- 1. excessively thin and angular <a long gaunt face>
- 2. barren, desolate
- Synonyms: see lean
- ? gauntly adverb
- ? gauntness noun
