a.

1. 修长的，苗条的；纤细的
   She's got a beautiful slender figure.

   她身材优美苗条。

2. 细长的
   The spider hung suspended on its slender thread.

   蜘蛛悬挂在它吐出的细丝上。

3. 微薄的；微小的；不足的
   The whole family lived on his slender earnings.

   全家人靠他微薄的收入过活。

4. （声音）细的
5. 【语】（元音）细弱的

adj.

1. gracefully thin.
2. barely sufficient:
   people of slender means.