单词：gauntness
音标：[ 'gɔ:ntnis] ；
n. 憔悴, 荒凉
n. extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
词型变化：名词复数形式 : gauntnesses
gaunt的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He has gaunt cheeks.他双颊消瘦。
- 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。
- 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
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