v.（使）細(xì)長(zhǎng)；（使）苗條

Hope is a slender reed for a stout man to lean on. 希望是壯漢依靠的一根纖細(xì)的蘆葦。

A slender smile still flickered across her face. 她臉上閃過一絲微笑。

A slender hope still flickered within him. 他心中仍閃出一線希望。

A small, slender fiber or filament. 小纖維一種細(xì)小的纖維或絲

She was slender and had long dark hair. 她身材苗條，有一頭長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的黑發(fā)。

The whole family lived on his slender earnings. 全家人靠他微薄的收入過活。