"slender, lithe," 1817, from French svelte "slim, slender" (17c.), from Italian svelto "slim, slender," originally "pulled out, lengthened," past participle of svellere "to pluck or root out," from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + vellere "to pluck, stretch," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull."
svelte 英文释义
1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience;
"his polished manner"
"maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
2. gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
svelte 双语例句
1. Her figure is svelte.
她身材苗条。
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2. Envelope the yarn at night slack month spring, Ping is svelte.
春天的夜晚,淡月笼纱, 娉娉婷婷.
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3. A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming a distance.
远处还有一位身披白纱的贵妇, 娉婷而来.
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4. All Americans crave to be svelte ( and rich ).
所有的美国人都渴望身材苗条 ( 和富有 ).
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5. Suddenly, a product built on fat, calories and cards is trying to svelte.
忽然间, 这种由脂肪 、 卡路里和碳水化合物制成的产品竟想要给人轻盈苗条的感觉.
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svelte 实用场景例句
All Americans crave to be svelte ( and rich ).
所有的美国人都渴望身材苗条 ( 和富有 ).
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Envelope the yarn at night slack month spring, Ping is svelte.
春天的夜晚,淡月笼纱, 娉娉婷婷.
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Suddenly, a product built on fat, calories and cards is trying to svelte.
忽然间, 这种由脂肪 、 卡路里和碳水化合物制成的产品竟想要给人轻盈苗条的感觉.
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But svelte supermodel Kate Moss takes second place followed by US singer Beyonce.
紧跟其后的是名模凯特·莫斯,她同样拥有漂亮的身材.排名第三的是美国歌手碧昂斯.
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A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming a distance.
远处还有一位身披白纱的贵妇, 娉婷而来.
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Abstaining from a single cookie isn't going to make you look svelte and toned.
少吃一块饼干并不会让你看起来更苗条或者曲线更优美.
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The ideal Oriental is a svelte cat with long, tapering lines, very lithe but muscular.
