thin

S1 W1

in Vietnamese gầy, mảnh khảnh

BrE /θɪn/ AmE /θɪn/

adjective / noun en → vi

1 BODY SHAPE [attributive / predicative] A1

gầy, mảnh khảnh

having little fat and a lot of bone compared to other people

  • be thin

Collocations thin person · thin body

  • She's very thin.

    Cô ấy rất gầy.

2 TEXTURE [attributive / predicative] A1

mỏng, nhẹ

not thick or wide; having little material in it

  • be thin

Collocations thin paper · thin fabric

  • The walls are very thin.

    Các bức tường rất mỏng.

3 SPACE [attributive / predicative] A2

mỏng, hẹp

not thick or wide; having little space between things

  • be thin

Collocations thin margin · thin line

  • There's a very thin space between the two walls.

    Có một khoảng cách rất hẹp giữa hai bức tường.

4 NUMBER [attributive / predicative] B1

ít, thưa thớt

small in number; not many

  • be thin

Collocations thin crowd · thin attendance

  • The audience was very thin.

    Khán giả rất thưa thớt.

5 FLAVOR [attributive / predicative] B1

nhạt, nhẹ nhàng

not strong or rich in taste; light and delicate

  • be thin

Collocations thin soup · thin sauce

  • The coffee is too thin.

    Cà phê quá nhạt.

6 ECONOMY [attributive / predicative] B2

yếu kém, suy thoái

not strong or healthy; weak and lacking money, resources, etc.

  • be thin

Collocations thin economy · thin market

  • The country's economy is very thin.

    Kinh tế của quốc gia rất yếu kém.

7 TIME [attributive / predicative] B2

ngắn, ít thời gian

not long; short in duration or extent

  • be thin

Collocations thin period · thin interval

  • The time for discussion was very thin.

    Thời gian thảo luận rất ngắn.

8 EVIDENCE [attributive / predicative] C1

mỏng manh, thiếu bằng chứng

not strong or clear; lacking in detail or substance

  • be thin

Collocations thin evidence · thin argument

  • The case has very thin evidence.

    Vụ án có rất ít bằng chứng.