wiry meaning in English
adj.
1.金属线的。
2.铁丝似的;坚硬的;韧的。
3.铁丝(等)制的。
4.削瘦而结实的。
5.(声音)金属弦(发出)的。
Examples
- She was thin without the taut look of wiry people .
她瘦削但没有瘦人常有的紧巴巴的样子。 - This is a wiry cage .
这是一个金属丝制的笼。 - His father turned, the wiry figure walking a little stiffly .
他父亲转过身来,他那瘦长结实的身躯走路有点不灵活。 - The boy still crouched there, small for his age, small and wiry like his father .
男孩还蹲在原来的地方,长得矮小,跟年龄有点不相称,但很结实,跟他父亲一样。 - In this discussion with micah the wiry old captain tended to ignore his ineffective son, bromley .
在同弥迦谈这类事情时,精明的老船工有意忽略他的无能的儿子布朗利。