1. 苗條的;纖細的;修長(cháng)的 A slender person is attractively thin and graceful.
e.g. She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. 她身量苗條,手腕和腳踝曲線(xiàn)玲瓏。 e.g. ...a tall, slender figure in a straw hat... 頭頂草帽、高挑苗條的人影
2. 微弱的;薄弱的;不足的;不充分的 You can use slender to describe a situation which exists but only to a very small degree.
e.g. The United States held a slender lead... 美國以微弱優(yōu)勢領(lǐng)先。 e.g. He has won a vote of confidence but only by a slender majority. 他以微弱多數贏(yíng)得了信任票。