thinning 是什么意思

	n. 【农，园艺】间苗；蔬花，蔬果。

the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
同义词：cutting,

Thinning is a term used in agricultural sciences to mean the removal of some plants, or parts of plants, to make room for the growth of others.

	1.	The stream had thinned down to a mere trickle . 这条小河变成细流了。
	2.	The ice is too thin to bear your weight . 冰太薄，承受不住你的重量。
	3.	War and disease had thinned the population . 战争和疾病已使人口减少。
	4.	It 's clear that he is getting thinner every day . 他眼见得日益消瘦。
	5.	Famine and war have thinned the population . 灾荒和战争使人口减少了。
	6.	Vandeuvres smiled his thin smile . 汪德夫尔展开了他脸上那淡淡的笑容。
	7.	She has thinned down a lot since last year . 自去年以来她瘦了好多。
	8.	A thin layer of ice is formed over the lake ... 湖面上凝结了一层薄冰。
	9.	We cut it into thin slices and fry it . 我们把它切成薄片并用油煎。
	10.	Faults are thick where love is thin . 爱情淡薄时，样样都不顺眼。

thinning是什么意思