thin(thinned; thinning)

vt 使薄；使瘦；使稀疏；使淡

• thin the branches of a tree 剪去树上多余的树枝

• Hunger thinned the child's cheeks. 饥饿使这孩子的脸颊瘦削。

• War had thinned the population. 战争使人口减少。

vi 变薄；变瘦；变稀疏；变淡

• wait until the fog thins out 等到雾变薄些

• She's thinned down a lot since she went on a diet. 她自从节食以来已经瘦了不少。

• Pedestrians were thinning out. 行人渐渐稀少了。