wafer-thin
/ˌweɪfə ˈθɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌweɪfər ˈθɪn/ (ame, ipa)
wafer-thin — 形容詞
1. so thin that it feels as though it could be torn or broken with very little effo
極薄的
厚度極小，像薄片一樣
so thin that it feels as though it could be torn or broken with very little effort
Femi sliced the cucumber into wafer-thin rounds for the salad.
Femi 把黄瓜切成薄如紙片的圓片做沙拉。
collocation: wafer-thin + [noun] describing food
The old letter was written on wafer-thin paper that tore at a touch.
那封舊信用的是極薄的紙寫的，一碰就破。
collocation: wafer-thin paper
Liang’s new phone felt fragile with its wafer-thin metal casing.
Liang 的新手機金屬外殼極薄，感覺一碰就壞。
A wafer-thin layer of gold leaf covered the surface of the sculpture.
一層極薄的金箔覆蓋在雕塑表面。
The walls between the apartments were wafer-thin, so Lara could hear her neighbour sneeze.
公察之間的粉壁極薄，Lara 能聽見鄰居打嗚嚏的聲音。
- paper-thin
almost identical in meaning; paper-thin is slightly more common in everyday speech
- ultra-thin
more technical or commercial; often used for electronics and precision products
- razor-thin
suggests a sharp, precise thinness; also used figuratively for narrow margins (a razor-thin victory)
- thick
opposite end of the thickness scale for objects and materials