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 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 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。
• Even among underweight women 10% were trying to lose weight.
  甚至10%体重过轻的女子也在减肥。
• 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。
• Maternal depression was associated with early childhood underweight and stunting.
  母亲抑郁与早期儿童体重不足和发育不良相关。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You nervous of being underweight or overweight?
  你是否过轻或超重？