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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | thin out vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (diminish, dissipate) | 使稀疏
shǐ xī shū | | | | 使稀薄
shǐ xī bó | | | The crowd thinned out after the parade was over. He's an older man, his hair is grey and thining out on top. | | thin [sth] out vtr + adv | (make fewer) | 使...稀疏
| | | | 使...稀薄
| | | The gardener thinned out the seedlings. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | out of thin air exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative (seemingly from nowhere) | 凭空
| | | | 无中生有
| | | He had no idea of the actual cost, so he pulled a figure out of thin air. |
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