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wiry
  • Conjugation : more  wirier ; most  wiriest
  • Derivatives : n  wiriness
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wiry [ 'waɪrɪ] [ 'waɪərɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 金属线制的；铁丝制的
  2. 2. adjective 金属丝般的；刚硬的
    wiry hair
    刚硬的头发
  3. 3. adjective （人体等）修长而强壮的
  4. 4. adjective 金属线振动而产生的
    a wiry sound
    金属线振动而发出的声音

Collins English-English Dictionary

wiry ['waɪərɪ]
  1. 1. adj (of people or animals) slender but strong in constitution
  2. 2. adj made of or resembling wire, esp in stiffness
    wiry hair
  3. 3. adj (of a sound) produced by or as if by a vibrating wire
See more results for wiry in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

wiry hair
刚硬的头发 → wiry
a wiry sound
金属线振动而发出的声音 → wiry
wiry hair → wiry

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