underweight

英 [ˌʌndəˈweɪt]

美 [ˌʌndərˈweɪt]

adj.  体重不足的; 未达到正常体重的

BNC.32967 / COCA.23905

牛津词典

adj.

• 体重不足的；未达到正常体重的
  weighing less than the normal or expected weight
  1. She is a few pounds underweight for (= in relation to) her height.
     就其身高而言，她的体重还差几磅。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 体重偏轻的；过瘦的
  If someone isunderweight, they are too thin, and therefore not healthy.
  1. Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.
     近1/3的孩子体重严重偏轻。

英英释义

adj

• being very thin
  1. a child with skinny freckled legs
  2. a long scrawny neck
  Synonym:scraggyboneyscrawnyskinnyweedy

双语例句

• Early identification, treatment and prevention of maternal depression may help reduce child stunting and underweight in developing countries.
  母亲抑郁的早发现、早治疗和早预防将有助于减少发展中国家儿童发育不良和体重不足。
• Overweight and obesity are linked to more deaths worldwide than underweight.
  在全世界，与超重和肥胖相关的死亡人数大于体重不足引起的死亡。
• Their son appeared underweight for his size and age.
  按体型和年龄来说，他们的儿子似乎太瘦了。
• The researchers compared the effect of GDP growth and signs of child malnutrition-like stunted growth and being underweight.
  研究者比较了国内生产总值增长的影响与儿童营养不良，例如生长萎缩和体重过低的迹象。
• "But there were not many underweight men in Scotland," he noted.
  “但是在苏格兰没有那么多低体重男性，”他补充道。
• Agricultural growth reduces the proportion of underweight children, whereas non-agricultural growth does not.
  农业增长确实减少了体重偏轻的儿童比例，而在这一点上非农业增长无法做到。
• This is a tough time for underweight foreign investors because the market is no longer cheap.
  对于在中国股市配置偏低的境外投资者，眼下是一个艰难时刻，因为该市场已不再便宜。
• Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.
  近1/3的孩子体重严重偏轻。
• Even among underweight women 10% were trying to lose weight.
  甚至10%体重过轻的女子也在减肥。
• The butcher did me the meat was underweight.
  肉店老板骗了我&那肉分量不足。