slip of a something

相關詞: slip

片語

Definition

  1. Describing someone or something as small and thin, often due to youth.

    瘦小的

    • She was a slip of a girl when she first started working.

      她剛開始工作時還是個瘦小的女孩。

    • Don't let his current size fool you; he was a slip of a boy when he was young.

      別讓他現在的身材騙了你;他年輕時可是個瘦小的男孩。

    • The foal, though a slip of a thing, ran very fast.

      這匹小馬雖然瘦小,但跑得很快。