emaciated; skin and bones; gaunt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
extremely emaciated; so thin that only skin and bones remain; haggard and wasted
literary多用于形容人因疾病、忧愁、劳累或营养不良等原因导致身体极度消瘦。常用于书面语或文学描写。
Tā他
bìng病
le了
jǐ几
gè个
yuè月
，
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
xíng形
xiāo销
gǔ骨
lì立
le了
。
He was ill for several months and is now emaciated.
Nà那
chǎng场
zāi灾
nàn难
zhī之
hòu后
，
tā他
chóu愁
de得
xíng形
xiāo销
gǔ骨
lì立
。
After that disaster, he became gaunt with worry.
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Kàn看
zhe着
xíng形
xiāo销
gǔ骨
lì立
de的
fù父
qīn亲
，
tā她
xīn心
lǐ里
shí十
fēn分
nán难
guò过
。
Looking at her emaciated father, she felt extremely sad.
Cháng长
qī期
yíng营
yǎng养
bù不
liáng良
shǐ使
tā他
xíng形
xiāo销
gǔ骨
lì立
。
Long-term malnutrition made him skin and bones.