细

细 [xì] 形

1. ■ （条状物横剖面小） thin; slender:

细铁丝 thin wire;

细线 fine thread;

细腰 slender waist;

纤细的手指 fine fingers

2. ■ （颗粒小） in small particles; fine:

细沙 fine sand;

玉米面磨得很细。 The corn flour has been ground very fine.

3. ■ （音量小） thin and soft:

细嗓子 a thready voice

4. ■ （精细） fine; exquisite; delicate:

粗粮细作 make delicacies out of coarse food grain;

细瓷 fine porcelain [china];

这几件象牙雕刻做得真细! What exquisite [delicate] ivory carvings these are!

5. ■ （仔细; 详细; 周密）careful; meticulous; detailed:

工作做得细 be meticulous in one's work;

过细地做工作 be careful with [in doing] one's work; work meticulously;

精收细打 careful reaping and threshing;

细看 examine carefully; scrutinize;

细问 make detailed inquiries; ask about details

6. ■ （细微; 细小）minute; trifling:

分工很细 have an elaborate division of labour;

事无巨细 all matters, big and small;

琐细得不切实际的理论 a finespun theory