瘦骨嶙峋 meaning in English
become as emaciated as a fowl; a bag of bones; a bony appearance; as thin as a lath; (as) lean as a rake; thin and bony
Examples
- He flung out a lean arm .
他猛地举起了他的瘦骨嶙峋的胳膊。 - Both were over six feet, and as thin as rails .
两个人都身高六尺多，瘦骨嶙峋。 - He was a big, raw-boned man .
他身材高大，瘦骨嶙峋。 - These big-eyed scrawny boys put out a small newspaper .
这些大眼睛的瘦骨嶙峋的孩子办了一份小报。 - Kraft was a skinny, harmless kid from pennsylvania .
克拉夫特是宾夕法尼亚卅来的一个瘦骨嶙峋，没有心眼的小伙子。