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[形]
(条状物横剖面小) thin; slender
thin wire
细铁丝
fine thread
细线
slender waist
细腰
fine fingers
纤细的手指
(颗粒小) in small particles; fine
fine sand
细沙
The corn flour has been ground very fine.
玉米面磨得很细。
(音量小) thin and soft
a thready voice
细嗓子
(精细) fine; exquisite; delicate
make delicacies out of coarse food grain
粗粮细作
fine porcelain [china]
细瓷
What exquisite [delicate] ivory carvings these are!
这几件象牙雕刻做得真细!
(仔细; 详细; 周密)careful; meticulous; detailed
be meticulous in one's work
工作做得细
be careful with [in doing] one's work; work meticulously
过细地做工作
careful reaping and threshing
精收细打
examine carefully; scrutinize
细看
make detailed inquiries; ask about details
细问
(细微; 细小)minute; trifling
have an elaborate division of labour
分工很细
all matters, big and small
事无巨细
a finespun theory
琐细得不切实际的理论