n. 揭薄
v. 变薄（thin 的过去式）
thin film薄膜
through thick and thin不畏艰险；在任何情况下
1.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。
2.It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.
当初要是分几个冬天来疏剪树木，会比一次性疏剪要更好些。
3.The point used by Clovis people differs slightly from later points, in the way that the base of the stone is thinned—it's thinner toward the base, the part that's attached to the spear.
克洛维斯人使用的矛头和后期的矛头有些不同，克洛维斯矛头的石基座是薄的，即越接近基座（接在矛上的一端）越薄。
4.She has thinned down a lot since last year.
自去年以来她瘦了好多。
5.The crowd had thinned out and only a few people were left.
人群渐渐散去，只剩下几个人。
6.Little eating had thinned him somewhat.
他吃得很少，有些消瘦了。
7.Although he appears to have recovered, both his ample gut and bouffant hair have thinned noticeably.
尽管他看起来已经复原了，但是他那隆起的肚子和蓬松的头发还多多少少引起人们的注意。