gaunt

/gɒ:nt/ uk　 词频 #15460

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gaunt 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 瘦削的, 憔悴的, 荒凉的

英文释义

s very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

gaunt 的真实例句

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He had been a big, athletic guy, but now, in the ugly process of dying, he was looking gaunt.

—— A ‘Barbaric’ Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger

Jed, lean, nearly gaunt, with widespread blue eyes, wore a Seahawks sweatshirt with the sleeves cut off and flip-flops.

—— “Ordinary Wear and Tear,” by Thomas McGuane

In the courtroom, Alfortish’s face looked gaunt after spending roughly a year in prison, and his hair, thinning now, had gone white.

—— New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy

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