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

• The underweight child has begun to fill out after regular exercises.
  这个偏瘦的孩子在进行了一段有规律的锻炼后开始长壮了。
• Further research is now needed to investigate whether underweight and overweight people have abnormalities in these circuits.
  现在还需进行更深入的研究以探明体重过轻与过重的人的大脑回路是否也存在异常。
• Some of the babies were seriously underweight.
  有些婴儿体重严重不足。
• These disorders, which usually have a psychological component, may lead to underweight, obesity, or malnutrition.
  这些病症通常带有心理方面的成份，可以导致重量过轻、肥胖症或是营养不良。
• Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.
  近1/3的孩子体重严重偏轻。
• The baby was dangerously underweight at birth.
  这婴儿出生时体熏严重不足。
• The child is underweight. I'm trying to fatten him up as fast as I can.
  这孩子体重不足。我正设法尽快地使他壮实起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• His underweight militated against his ever becoming a good sprinter.
  他体重不足，这使他难以成为一个好的短跑运动员。