gaunt
adjective
UK/ɡɔːnt/
US/ɡɑːnt/
Definitions of gaunt adjective
Extremely thin and emaciated, often due to illness or lack of food.
瘦削；骨瘦如柴
After his illness, his face became gaunt with sunken cheeks.
生病后，他的脸变得憔悴，双颊凹陷。
After months of famine, the refugees appeared gaunt and skeletal.
经过数月的饥荒，难民们看起来骨瘦如柴。
Her gaunt appearance revealed the great stress she had recently been under.
她憔悴的外表显示出她最近承受的巨大压力。
- literary(文学性)
Desolate and unattractive in appearance; bleak and stark.
（地方或建筑物）荒凉的，不吸引人的；简陋的
The abandoned factory looked gaunt and grim.
废弃的工厂看起来荒凉而阴森。
The trees appeared gaunt and bare against the grey sky in winter.
冬天，树木在灰暗的天空下显得枯瘦而光秃。
The city looked gaunt and lifeless after the economic downturn.
经济衰退后，这座城市看起来荒凉而毫无生气。