cadaverous

cadaverous读音音标

英[kəˈdævərəs]

美[kəˈdævərəs]

基本意思释义

adj.死人似的;尸体般的; 面色灰白的; 枯槁的

短语及实用例句

His face matched his body, and was lean, almost cadaverous.

他的身子和脸很相配, 瘦得象骷髅.

辞典例句

By degrees the freshest among them began to cadaverous and saucer - eyed.

原先脸色顶鲜明的人,现在也都渐渐变得面无人色,两只眼睛也都显得眍了.

辞典例句

He had a cadaverous face.

他面如死灰.

We had long anticipated his cadaverous end.

我们早就预见到了他凄惨的结局.

英英释义

Adjective

1. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold;

\"emaciated bony hands\"

\"a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys\"

\"eyes were haggard and cavernous\"

\"small pinched faces\"

\"kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration\"