He's as thin as a lath.是什么意思？

He's as thin as a lath.

可他瘦得就像根板条.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

thin

adj. 薄的，瘦的，稀少的，细的；vt. 使瘦，使淡，使稀疏；vi. 变薄，变瘦，变淡；adv. 稀疏地，微弱地；

例句
'But where could they have gone?' he demanded. 'They can't just vanish into thin air!'...
“但是他们可能去哪里呢？”他追问道，“他们不可能就神秘消失了!”

lath

n. 木板条，条板；vt. 给…钉板条；

例句
These lath martensite first nucleates in parent austenite intergranular and twin boundary.
应变诱发马氏体首先在原奥氏体晶界和孪晶界形核.