thin on the ground
推荐文章
释义
稀少的，寥寥无几；
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
Toward the suburb the houses begin to thin out.
靠近市郊的地方房屋渐渐稀少。
Traffic on the street was light.
路上车辆相当稀少。
权威例句
Thin on the GroundThin on the ground
Thin on the Ground
Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology
Clinical governance. Thin on the ground
Mental health. Thin on the ground
Anthony Young, Thin on the Ground. Land Resource Survey in British Overseas Territories
Thin on the ground. Land resource survey in British overseas territories.
Rural Addiction: drugs are rife, hope is thin on the ground.
Steven E. Churchill. Thin on the ground: Neandertal biology, archeology, and ecology. 2014. xvi+453 pages, numerous b&w illustration...
1. Thin on the Ground: Population Density and Technological Innovation
The Yorkshire Flat Hedgehog Survey: Is Yorkshire 'bristling' with Hedgehogs, or are they ge??ng 'thin on the ground' ?
Irony is Rampant but Criticism Remains Thin on the Ground. Introduction
1. Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.
一年里这个季节顾客很少。
《牛津词典》
2. That is why the smallest of the herbivores, Thomson's gazelle, lives on fruit that is very nutritious but too thin on the ground to support a larger animal.
那就解释了为什么最小型的食草动物，汤普森瞪羚，能以水果为食；虽然水果非常有营养，但是在地面上太稀少，不足以维持体型更大的动物生存。
youdao
3. Examples are thin on the ground, either because they do not exist or because they have yet to be discovered.
这样的例子实属凤毛麟角，原因是要么根本不存在，要么还没有被发现。
youdao
4. Likewise, the giant sequoia redwoods of coastal California rely on periodic fires to thin out the competition and clear the ground and canopy ready for new growth.
同样，加利福尼亚沿岸的红杉林也依靠周期性的火灾来减少物种间的竞争，并为植物的新生清理地面和树荫。
youdao
5. While the fact that many mothers want and need to continue working may be more accepted and talked about, practical support is thin on the ground.
虽然许多母亲希望、也需要继续工作，而且这个事实也许得到了更多的认可和讨论，但是，她们得到的实际帮助却微不足道。
youdao
6. Compared to other emerging markets, such as India and China, there are few collectors, and museums, galleries and exhibitions are thin on the ground.
相对于其他新兴国家而言，如印度和中国，该地区的收藏家、博物馆、画廊和展览数量较少。
youdao
7. Whether in the land of his birth or the town of his death, Tyndale buffs are still regrettably thin on the ground, and it is hard to follow his trail.
遗憾的是，无论在他的出生地还是殉难地，廷代尔的拥趸依然少之又少，他的足迹也难以追寻。
youdao
8. ECONOMIC studies of the middle classes are plentiful, but opinion-poll research is thin on the ground.
从经济角度对中产阶级进行的调研已经非常多了，然而很少有人对他们进行民意测验。
youdao
9. If you don't ask, you don't get, so while pay rises are thin on the ground, there is no harm in asking the question, as long as you have prepared your case carefully and choose the right moment.
如果你不提，你就不会得到。如果你有很好准备自己的说辞和选对时间，不考虑加薪本身，问一个问题不会有什么负面影响。
youdao
10. The snow does not settle on the rubble-strewn land below - not these days, anyway - but instead vaporises into the thin atmosphere long before it reaches the ground.
目前雪花还未落在碎石遍野的陆地上，而是在落地之前汽化于稀薄的大气层中。
youdao
11. Samuel L Jackson was nowhere to be seen and blood-curdling deaths were fortunately thin on the ground, but there definitely were snakes on the plane.
塞缪尔.L.杰克逊主演的“空中蛇灾”的情形任何人在现实生活中都没有见过，而很幸运的是那令人毛骨悚然的死亡方式也很少。但是现在确实是飞机上有蛇。
youdao
12. With just two days until Apple is set to unveil the Mac App Store, details are still thin on the ground as to what we can actually expect from it.
还有两天苹果的Mac应用程序商店就要上线，虽然具体的细节情况了解的还很少，可我们对它充满了期待。
youdao
13. However, today the fog is unusually thin, through which the soft golden sunbeams filter and cloak everything on the ground with a jocund hue.
今天，难得雾是这么稀薄，空中融融地混合着金黄的阳光，把地上的一切，好像也照上一层欢笑的颜色。
youdao
14. A small and thin, gray hair disheveled old man hunched over, was squatting on the left corner of the sarcophagus, with a flashlight shining something on the ground.
一个身材瘦小，头发花白蓬乱的老头弓着背，正蹲在石棺左侧的角落里，用手电筒在地面上照着什么。
youdao
15. But official information has been thin on the ground.
但对此议题的官方资讯却非常稀少。
youdao
16. However, their squad is very thin on the ground and they're naturally shattered, hence their barren run of late.
然而，他们的阵容非常地薄，他们自然破灭了，因此他们最近贫瘠运行。
youdao
17. Once beyond the barrier wall, the main entrance is highlighted in grey marble - both on the ground and up the wall containing the front door - and sheltered by thin sheets of glass.
一旦超过了障碍墙，一层和上层主入口及其墙面都用灰色的大理石突显出来，并且还安装上薄玻璃板。
youdao
18. Taxis seem very thin on the ground tonight—we will have to walk.
今晚出租车似乎非常稀少，我们得步行了。
youdao
19. A set of tall, thin Windows allows light into a living space on the ground floor and a bedroom above.
一组高细的窗户使光线进入一层的客厅和上层的卧室。
youdao
20. Taxis seem very thin on the ground tonight - I will have to walk.
今晚出租车似乎非常少，我得步行了。
youdao
21. Taxis seem very thin on the ground tonight — I will have to walk.
今晚出租车似乎非常少，我得步行了。 。
youdao
22. When cutting thin noodles, Li needs to keep his feet firmly planted on the ground and concentrate silently on his work .
要把面条切得幼，下刀时须扎稳脚步，双眼全神贯注，不可说话。
youdao
23. Few will be surprised to learn that artists are abundant in New York and California, and thin on the ground in Mississippi and West Virginia.
很少有人会很奇怪纽约和加利福尼亚的艺术家很多，而密西西比州和西弗吉尼亚州却很少。
youdao
24. Finally, case studies are given which yield some characteristics of the dynamic response of the underground thin-wall rectangular structures to air-blast loading on the ground surface.
最后，通过计算实例，指出了在地表冲击波作用下地下薄壁箱形结构动力反应的某些特征。
youdao
25. Taxis seem very thin on the ground tonight— we'll have to walk.
今晚出租汽车似乎很少，我们只得步行了。
youdao
26. Taxis seem very thin on the ground tonight— we'll have to walk.
今晚出租汽车似乎很少，我们只得步行了。
youdao
thin on the ground
