thin out

  1. (使)变弱, (使)变淡, (使)变细
    • The enemy resistance thinned out as night approached.
      傍晚时, 敌人的抵抗越来越弱了。
    • The barber thinned out his customer's thick hair.
      理发师把顾客的浓密头发削薄了些。
  2. 减少; (使)不拥挤, (使)稀疏
    • Towards the city limits the houses begin to thin out.
      靠近城市尽头的地方房屋渐渐稀少起来。
    • Disease had thinned out the population.
      疾病使人口减少了。
    • The population of the city was thinned out by the black death.
      这个城市的人口由于黑死病而减少了。
  3. 除去
    • They thinned out a stand to create a lush forest tomorrow.
      他们除去了林场中多余的树木, 以利来日森林长得更茂密。

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