音标:[gɒ:nt] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 瘦削的, 憔悴的, 荒凉的
s very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
词型变化:形容词比较级 : gaunter ; 形容词最高级 : gauntest
考试类型:[IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

gaunt的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He has gaunt cheeks.他双颊消瘦。
  2. The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck.老人消瘦而憔悴,脖颈上有些很深的皱纹。
  3. The old house stood gaunt and empty, a complete ruin.那栋旧房子荒凉空洞地伫立着,像一堆废墟。

经典引文

  • He was a tall man and gaunt to the point of emaciation.

    出自:J. Wainwright
【近义词】

1. Living in that _____ house over there has nearly driven the hero of the story mad. A. bleak B. haunted C. gaunt D. acumen bleak bleak 荒凉的 leak 漏,漏水 /bleak gaunt gaunt 憔悴的,苍白

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