gaunt

美音：[ɡɔnt] 英音：[ɡɔːnt]

简单释义：

adj.（常因疾病、饥饿或忧虑而）瘦削憔悴的；寒碜的；破败的

网络瘦削的；荒凉的；骨瘦如柴的

完整释义：

adj.

1.瘦削的,憔悴的
2.消瘦;贫瘠的
3.萧瑟的,荒凉的
4.吓人;形状可怖的

例句：

Mr Jobs' thin frame and gaunt appearance sparked questions about his health and for how long would he continue to be at the helm of Apple.
Jobs瘦弱了身躯和憔悴的面容引发了关于他健康的疑问，大家都在揣测他还会掌舵苹果多少日子。
And it was like that for most of my friends (some died, penniless and gaunt, along the way, but it was best like that, for them).
多数我的朋友也都拥有相同的经历（有些死了，自始至终身无分文、辘辘饥肠，但对于他们这也是最好的结局）。
The gaunt Muun bankers jealously guarded their world with an intimidating blockade of frigates and cruisers.
枯瘦的缪恩人银行家小心翼翼地保卫着他们的星球，他们用护卫舰和巡洋舰把麦基托严密地封锁起来。
In 1897, a neighborhood girl brought her broken doll to Mrs. Ella Gaunt Smith of Roanoke, Georgia, to see if she could fix it.
1897年，在佐治亚州洛亚诺克（Roanoke），一个小女孩将坏掉的娃娃交给住在附近的史密斯太太（Mrs.EllaGauntSmith），想要看看她是否可以将它修好。
After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.
随后又有七只母牛从河里上来，又丑陋又乾瘦，与那七只母牛一同站在河边。
Capri is a gaunt rock of austere outline, bathed in a deep blue sea; but its vineyards, green and smiling, give it a soft and easy grace.
平淡无奇的卡普里，像一块巨砺，沐浴在深蓝色的海中；那青葱翠绿笑脸相迎的葡萄园，更增添了些许柔和舒适的魅力。
looking down he saw flapping strongly , wheeling between the gaunt quay walls , gulls.
他朝下面望去，瞥见几只海鸥使劲拍着翅膀，在萧瑟的码头岸壁间兜着圈子。
He is evidently still physically weak: television footage last month showed him to be gaunt and wane.
现在他仍显得精力不足：从上月的电视影像中可看出他的憔悴和衰老迹象。

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