reedy

IPA/ˈriːdi/
KK[rˈidi]IPA/ˈriːdi/

reedy — 形容詞

  • reedypositive
  • reediercomparative
  • reediestsuperlative

1. A reedy place is covered with reeds—tall, grass-like plants that grow in wet soi

1.形容詞B2
釋義

蘆葦叢生的

長滿蘆葦的

A reedy place is covered with reeds—tall, grass-like plants that grow in wet soil or shallow water.

例句

The reedy marsh stretched for miles behind the coastal village.

那條蘆葦叢生的沼澤在海岸村莊後方延伸了好幾英里。

attributive: a reedy marsh

Tuan pushed through the reedy bank of the river looking for a good fishing spot.

Tuan 穿過長滿蘆葦的河岸，尋找適合釣魚的地點。

常見搭配
  • reedy marsh
  • reedy bank
  • reedy edge
  • reedy wetland
  • reedy field
同義詞
  • rushy

    also means covered with rushes (a similar wetland plant); slightly less common than reedy

反義詞
  • clear

    open water or bare ground without plant cover

  • barren

    land without vegetation

文法句型

be reedy

a reedy + noun

用法筆記

Often used to describe natural landscapes near water — marshes, riverbanks, lake edges, or wetlands.

常見錯誤

The garden was reedy with tall flowers.
The garden was reedy with tall grass near the pond.
reedy refers specifically to reeds (tall wetland plants), not any tall plant.

2. When a voice or musical instrument sounds reedy, it produces a thin, high tone t

2.形容詞C1
釋義

尖細刺耳的

聲音細而高、缺乏厚實感

When a voice or musical instrument sounds reedy, it produces a thin, high tone that lacks fullness and warmth.

例句

The old librarian's voice had grown thin and reedy over the years.

那位老圖書館員的聲音隨著歲月流逝變得又細又尖。

predicative: grown reedy

Elena reached for the high notes, but her reedy tone cracked halfway.

Elena 想唱到高音，但她尖細的音色唱到一半就破了。

attributive: reedy tone

常見搭配
  • reedy voice
  • reedy tone
  • reedy notes
  • reedy whisper
  • reedy sound
  • reedy instrument
同義詞
  • thin

    lacks the 'reed-like' resonance connotation; simpler and more common

  • shrill

    stronger negative connotation of being unpleasant and piercing

  • high-pitched

    neutral description of pitch; does not imply thinness or lack of warmth

反義詞
  • deep

    low in pitch, the opposite of high

  • rich

    full, warm, and resonant in tone

  • full

    strong and well-rounded in sound

文法句型

a reedy + noun (voice, tone, sound)

sounds reedy

用法筆記

Usually describes sounds that are naturally thin (aging voices, certain woodwind instruments) rather than sounds that are deliberately made thin.

常見錯誤

The baby's cry was reedy.
The baby's cry was high-pitched and piercing.
reedy describes a thin, slightly hollow quality, not just any high-pitched sound.

3. A reedy person or body part is tall, thin, and gracefully slender—like a reed pl

3.形容詞C1
釋義

瘦長的

身材高瘦如蘆葦的

A reedy person or body part is tall, thin, and gracefully slender—like a reed plant swaying in the wind.

例句

The dancer had a reedy build that made her movements look light and effortless.

那位舞者身材瘦長，使她的動作看起來輕盈而不費力。

collocation: reedy build

A reedy boy with bright red hair stood up at the back of the classroom.

一個身材瘦長、紅頭髮的男孩在教室後方站了起來。

attributive: a reedy boy

常見搭配
  • reedy build
  • reedy figure
  • reedy boy
  • reedy arms
  • reedy legs
  • tall and reedy
同義詞
  • slender

    more common and neutral; reedy implies a more distinctive reed-like tallness

  • willowy

    emphasises graceful flexibility rather than just thinness

  • lanky

    informal, often slightly awkward or ungraceful tallness

反義詞

文法句型

a reedy + noun (person, figure, build)

tall and reedy

用法筆記

Can describe plants or trees with a tall, thin shape in addition to people. More complimentary or neutral than 'skinny'.

常見錯誤

She was reedy because she never ate.
She was reedy by nature, with a slender frame that ran in her family.
reedy describes natural build, not the result of dieting or illness.

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