• adj. 又高又瘦的；適于遠(yuǎn)行的；寬廣的

來(lái)自 range,山脈。比喻用法。

rangy (adj.)

"having a long, slender form" (as an animal suited to ranging), 1845, from range (v.) + -y (2). Also "adapted for ranging" (1868). Of landscapes, "hilly," 1862, Australian English. Related: Ranginess.

As a rule, we hold that the Jersey should be "growthy," deep-flanked, and loose-jointed, and should have, generally, the characteristics which farmers know as "rangy." ["American Agriculturalist," November 1876]

1. He was rangy, leathery, sun - baked and virile.

他又高又瘦, 皮膚堅(jiān)韌, 飽受風(fēng)霜,而且強(qiáng)健有力.

來(lái)自辭典例句

2. Underneath the wagon, between the hind wheels a lean and rangy mongrel dog walked sedately.

在馬車后輪之間, 一條瘦骨嶙峋的長(zhǎng)腿雜種狗不聲不響地跟著.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)