"skeller" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 瘦骨如柴的人（俚语）

Definition

用于形容非常瘦的人（俚语），常带有开玩笑或轻微挪揄的意味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式、俚语用法，多用于年轻人之间。有朋友间打趣色彩，但也可能冒犯人，多见于某些英语社区，而不是所有地区都常用。

Examples

He's such a skeller that his clothes always look too big for him.

他是个**瘦骨如柴的人**，衣服总是显得太大。

Don't call her a skeller; she might feel bad.

别叫她**瘦骨如柴的人**，她会难过的。

After his illness, he looked like a real skeller.

生病后，他看起来就像个**瘦骨如柴的人**。

Wow, you're such a skeller—did you skip lunch again?

哇，你真是个**瘦骨如柴的人**，又没吃午饭吧？

Back in school, everyone used to call Tom a skeller because he was so skinny.

上学时，大家都叫汤姆**瘦骨如柴的人**，因为他太瘦了。

You eat like a bird, no wonder people call you a skeller.

你吃得像小鸟一样，难怪人家叫你**瘦骨如柴的人**。