lanky

/ˈlæŋk.i/

Meanings

adjective

瘦长，细长而笨拙.

Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

Examples :

"My lanky teenage brother tripped over his own feet while trying to catch the ball. "

我那个瘦长笨拙的青少年弟弟在接球的时候，被自己的脚绊倒了。

Related Words

awkward noun

/ˈɑkwɚd/ /ˈɔːkwəd/ /ˈɔkwɚd/

别扭的人，笨拙的人

"The awkward at the party kept bumping into people and spilling his drink. "

派对上那个笨手笨脚的人不停地撞到别人，还洒了饮料。

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

宁愿，宁可。

"I rather enjoy helping my brother with his homework. "

我宁愿帮我弟弟做功课，很喜欢这样做。

ungraceful adjective

/ʌnˈɡreɪsfəl/

笨拙，不优雅。

"The clumsy puppy made an ungraceful leap trying to catch the ball. "

那只笨拙的小狗想要接住球，笨手笨脚地一跳，姿势很不优雅。

slim noun

/slɪm/

细长型香烟，女士香烟。

"I only smoke slims."

我只抽细长型香烟。

over noun

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

一局，六球

"The bowling team scored a lot of points with their final over. "

在最后一局六球中，保龄球队得了许多分。

tripped verb

/tɹɪpt/

绊倒，跌倒

"Be careful not to trip on the tree roots."

小心别被树根绊倒了。

catch noun

/kæt͡ʃ/

捕捉, 抓住.

"The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work."

抓捕罪犯是警方一年工作的成果。

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

兄弟，哥，弟。

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

我跟我兄弟/哥/弟都在同一所高中上学。

tall noun

/tɔːl/ /tɔl/ /tɑl/

高个子，个子高的人。

"My brother is a tall for his age. "

我弟弟在他这个年纪里算是个高个子了。

trying verb

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

试图，尝试.

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."

我试图溜旱冰，但是没能成功。

teenage noun

/ˈtiːnɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/

灌木，矮树丛。

"The farmer used teenage to build a quick fence around the vegetable garden. "

那位农夫用灌木丛在菜园周围迅速地搭建了一道围栏。

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。