"lanky" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 瘦高的
• 纖長的

Definition

形容人很高又瘦，通常四肢纖長，看起來有些笨拙。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Lanky" 屬於中性或略口語，男女皆可用，常形容青少年。它指高瘦及四肢略顯笨拙，常見搭配如 "lanky teenager"、"lanky build"，不會用來形容壯碩者。

Examples

He is a lanky boy with long arms and legs.

他是一個**瘦高的**男孩，手腳很長。

My cousin is very lanky and towers over everyone in the family.

我表哥很**瘦高**，比家裡所有人都高。

The lanky basketball player scored many points during the game.

那位**瘦高的**籃球運動員在比賽中得了很多分。

I used to be the lanky kid in school before I filled out a bit.

我上學時是那個**瘦高的**孩子，之後體型才豐腴一些。

That lanky guy can actually run really fast despite looking awkward.

那個**瘦高的**男孩雖然看起來笨拙，但其實跑得很快。

Whenever he walked into the room, his lanky frame always caught everyone's attention.

每次他走進房間，他的**瘦高**身形總能吸引所有人的目光。