stringy

• 形容某物细长、坚韧且呈纤维状，常用于形容肉（多筋难嚼）或头发（纤细毛躁）。

Describes something that is thin, tough, and fibrous, often used for meat or hair.

1. Lean and sinewyB2formal

   Having a thin, wiry, and muscular build, often with visible tendons.

   瘦而结实的

   • The stringy old farmer could still lift heavy bales of hay.
   • Her stringy arms showed the result of years of hard labor.
   • He had a stringy, athletic physique from years of climbing.

   同义词sinewywiry

   反义词chubbyfatflabbyplumpsoft

2. Tough and fibrous meatB1informalculinary

   Describes meat that is full of tough fibers or sinews, making it difficult to cut or chew.

   多筋的

   • The steak was so stringy I could barely cut it with a knife.
   • He complained that the chicken was dry and stringy.
   • Avoid overcooking the meat, or it will become stringy.

   同义词chewyfibrousgristlysinewytough

   反义词tender

3. Viscous and thread-likeB2formalscientific

   Forming sticky, glutinous threads when stretched or pulled.

   黏稠拉丝的

   • The melted cheese became stringy as I lifted the slice of pizza.
   • The glue formed stringy strands when I tried to spread it.
   • The mixture turned into a stringy, gooey substance.

   同义词glutinousgooeymucilaginousropysyrupythreadytreaclyviscid

4. Containing stringsB1formal

   Made of or containing pieces of string or thread-like material.

   纤维状的

   • The old mop had become stringy and frayed.
   • She wore a stringy scarf that was unraveling at the edges.
   • The fabric felt rough and stringy to the touch.

   同义词fibrousropysinewythreadlikethready