wiry

US /ˈwaɪr.i/
UK /ˈwaɪr.i/
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1.

鋼絲狀的, 堅硬的

resembling wire; stiff and metallic

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The old fence was made of wiry strands.
舊柵欄是由鋼絲狀的股線製成的。
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He had a shock of wiry black hair.
他有一頭鋼絲般的黑髮。
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stiffcoarsebristlyroughtough
2.

結實的, 瘦而強壯的

(of a person or animal) thin but strong and muscular

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The boxer had a lean, wiry physique.
這位拳擊手身材精瘦，結實。
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Despite his age, the old man was surprisingly wiry.
儘管年事已高，這位老人卻出奇地結實。
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leansinewyathletictoughmuscular