thin as a rake

瘦如根麥草
口語·形容人非常瘦
英文釋義 extremely thin, skinny, or emaciated
例句
After his illness, he was thin as a rake, but he's finally gaining weight now.
典故來源 源自中世紀英語,rake(耙子)的齒細長稀疏,用來比喻人極度消瘦。

?? 習語詞匯解析

習語中的關鍵英語詞匯

thin [θ?n]
adj. 薄的;瘦的;稀少的;細的; vt. 使瘦;使淡;使稀疏; vi. 變薄;變瘦;變淡; adv. 稀疏地,微弱地;
rake [rek]
n. 耙子;放蕩的男人;傾斜度; v. 耙;梳理;掃視;搜尋;

?? 同首字母習語

the letter of the law
法律的字面意義
the bottom line is
最重要的是;歸根結底
to the core
非常徹底,完全地
tread water
原地踏步,付出努力但沒有實質進展
too clever by half
過于聰明反而給人以不好的印象或引起麻煩
take a deep breath
深深呼吸,以緩解情緒或焦慮
the ball is in someones court
握在某人手上,由某人來決定或采取行動
turn something on its head
徹底顛覆或改變某事物的觀點、理論或情況
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