| 释义 | slip of a somethingphrase old-fashioned
 small and thin, usually because of being young: 瘦小的
 slip of a girlI knew her when she was a slip of a girl.她还是个小女孩的时候我就认识她了。
 You think that mere slip of a child can defeat such a formidable opponent?
 He was just a slip of a thing, but filled out when he got older.
 See also
 
 slipnoun(SMALL)
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