petite

英 [pəˈtiːt]

美 [pəˈtiːt]

adj.  纤弱的; 娇小的

复数：petites　

Collins.1 / BNC.15829 / COCA.11652

牛津词典

adj.

• 纤弱的；娇小的
  small and thin
  1. a petite blonde
     娇小的金发女郎

柯林斯词典

• （女性）娇小可爱的，小巧玲珑的
  If you describe a woman aspetite, you are politely saying that she is small and is not fat.

英英释义

noun

• a garment size for short or slender women

adj

• very small
  1. diminutive in stature
  2. a lilliputian chest of drawers
  3. her petite figure
  4. tiny feet
  5. the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
  Synonym:bantamdiminutivelilliputianmidgettinyflyspeck

双语例句

• The baby boy is cherubic, but we see echoes of his father's looks in the arch of his eyebrows, the bridge and nostrils of his nose, and his petite set mouth.
  而男婴则显得天真无邪，可以看到他承继了父亲的眼睛、鼻孔、鼻梁和细小的咀唇特徵。
• She is trim and petite but says: I don't think to be slim is good enough.
  她身材娇小苗条，但却说：我不认为苗条就足够好。
• When you're petite, a mini skirt at the length gives you the longest leg line.
  如果你的身材娇小型，穿一条修身的迷你裙会使你的腿变得更修长。
• What's in the petite section?
  娇小区有什么东西？
• For instance, if you're petite and shapely, it's best to avoid tall columns and maxis even if you love them.
  例如，如果你的身材娇小而匀称，最好避免高条纹和长大衣即使你爱他们。
• The dancers are not pretty girls or handsome young man, nor attractive or petite.
  舞蹈家不是俏丽女孩或英俊的年轻人，亦不可爱或者小量重的。
• The grey-blue body-hugging dress showed off her stunning petite figure, and the plunging back was oh-so sexy!
  这件灰蓝色裹身礼裙展现出她曼妙的身材，而背部尤为性感！
• A petite Muslim who wears a hijab, she has an adventurous streak.
  身材娇小的诺丽是一位穆斯林，戴着头巾。她一直有冒险精神。
• Okay, yes, I am petite, and it does come in handy every now and then.
  啊，好吧，我是很娇小，这有时给我很多便利。
• Ms. Zhou, a petite 24-year-old from central Henan province, said Chinese people who ate a lot of packaged food several years ago have stopped.
  这个24岁的来自河南省的娇小女生说，中国人几年前吃了很多包装食品，现在已经不吃了。