thin

薄い

向かい合う二つの面の間の距離が小さい。

やさしい英語で： Having only a small distance between two opposite surfaces.

• The paper is very thin.
• He cut the bread into thin slices.
• These walls are thinner than I expected.

反対語： thick

よく使う表現： thin paper, thin layer, thin slice, thin metal

痩せた

体に脂肪や肉があまりついていない。

やさしい英語で： Having little fat or flesh on the body.

• He is tall and thin.
• She looked thinner after her illness.
• The thin cat needed more food.

類義語： slim, slender, lean

反対語： fat

よく使う表現： thin person, thin face, very thin

水っぽい、まばらな

固形分が少ない、または数が少なく間隔が広い。

やさしい英語で： Containing little solid material, or having few parts spread far apart.

• The soup is too thin.
• His hair has become thin on top.
• We added flour to make the thin sauce thicker.

類義語： watery, sparse

反対語： thick

よく使う表現： thin soup, thin hair, thin sauce

薄焼きビスケット、薄いチョコレート

ビスケットやチョコレートなどの、小さく薄い食べ物。

やさしい英語で： A small, flat piece of food, often a biscuit or chocolate.

• She offered me a chocolate thin.
• The box contained twelve mint thins.
• These cheese thins taste good with soup.

よく使う表現： chocolate thin, mint thin

薄くなる、まばらになる

厚さや密度が減る、または数が少なくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become less thick, less full, or fewer in number.

• The fog began to thin.
• His hair thinned as he grew older.
• Traffic thins out after the morning rush.

使い方： thin out (The crowd began to thin out after midnight.)

類義語： dwindle, decrease

反対語： thicken

よく使う表現： thin out, begin to thin

まばらに

それぞれの物の間に大きな隙間がある状態で。

やさしい英語で： With large spaces between separate things.

• Sow the seeds thin.
• The grass grew thin near the wall.
• Spread the grain thin so each bird can reach it.

類義語： thinly, sparsely

反対語： thickly

よく使う表現： sow thin, spread thin