svelte

• adj. 苗条的；线条清晰的；和蔼的

1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience;

"his polished manner"

"maintained an urbane tone in his letters"

2. gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease

All Americans crave to be svelte ( and rich ).

所有的美国人都渴望身材苗条 ( 和富有 ).

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Envelope the yarn at night slack month spring, Ping is svelte.

春天的夜晚,淡月笼纱, 娉娉婷婷.

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Suddenly, a product built on fat, calories and cards is trying to svelte.

忽然间, 这种由脂肪 、 卡路里和碳水化合物制成的产品竟想要给人轻盈苗条的感觉.

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But svelte supermodel Kate Moss takes second place followed by US singer Beyonce.

紧跟其后的是名模凯特·莫斯,她同样拥有漂亮的身材.排名第三的是美国歌手碧昂斯.

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A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming a distance.

远处还有一位身披白纱的贵妇, 娉婷而来.

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Abstaining from a single cookie isn't going to make you look svelte and toned.

少吃一块饼干并不会让你看起来更苗条或者曲线更优美.

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The ideal Oriental is a svelte cat with long, tapering lines, very lithe but muscular.

理想的东方猫应该是一只苗条而又细长的猫, 尖细的线条, 非常柔软但肌肉发达.

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Her figure is svelte.

她身材苗条。

辞典例句

来自法语 svelte,苗条的，来自意大利语 svellere,拔出，来自通俗拉丁语*exvellere,拔出，来自 ex-,向外，vellere,拔，拉，来自 PIE*wel,拉，撕，词源同 wool,vulture.

1. Her figure is svelte.

她身材苗条。

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2. Envelope the yarn at night slack month spring, Ping is svelte.

春天的夜晚,淡月笼纱, 娉娉婷婷.

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3. A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming a distance.

远处还有一位身披白纱的贵妇, 娉婷而来.

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4. All Americans crave to be svelte ( and rich ).

所有的美国人都渴望身材苗条 ( 和富有 ).

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5. Suddenly, a product built on fat, calories and cards is trying to svelte.

忽然间, 这种由脂肪 、 卡路里和碳水化合物制成的产品竟想要给人轻盈苗条的感觉.

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svelte (adj.)

"slender, lithe," 1817, from French svelte "slim, slender" (17c.), from Italian svelto "slim, slender," originally "pulled out, lengthened," past participle of svellere "to pluck or root out," from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + vellere "to pluck, stretch," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull."