thin out

(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。
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。
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。

网络词典

英 θaɪn ˈaut 美 θaɪn ˈaut

动词中文翻译中文翻译：使变薄

同义词： ['reduce', 'trim']

1.The company plans to thin out its workforce by hiring more temporary workers.

该公司计划通过雇佣更多临时工来精简其员工队伍。
2.The government is thinning out the ranks of its bureaucrats.

政府正精简其官僚队伍。
3. The restaurant has thinned out and now only serves breakfast.

这家餐厅已经精简，现在只提供早餐服务。