wiry

形容词 wiry:

1. lean and sinewy
   同义词：stringy
2. of or relating to wire
3. of hair that resembles wire in stiffness

1. Having a coat of stiff, wiry hair. Used especially of breeds of dogs.
   有硬毛的毛硬而粗直的。尤其用来指狗的品种
2. A dog of an old breed developed in Scotland, related to and resembling the greyhound but taller and larger and having a wiry coat. It was originally bred for hunting deer.
   猎鹿犬苏格兰培育的一个古老品种的猎犬，形态象灵提，但较高较大，有一身硬直的皮毛，最初常用于猎鹿
3. He has wiry hair.
   他长着粗而卷曲的头发。
4. Her wiry athletic body seems energetic.
   她瘦长结实的身体看上去精力充沛。

wir.y

adj.（形容词）
wir.i.er,wir.i.est
Of or relating to wire.
金属丝的：金属丝的，与金属丝有关的
Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness:
金属丝般的：在形式或质量上类似金属丝的，尤指如金属般坚硬的：
例句：
wiry red hair.
硬直的红发

Sinewy and lean:
瘦而结实的：
例句：
He had a wiry build.
他身材瘦而结实

Produced by or as if by wire being vibrated. Used of sounds:
尖细的：金属丝振动发出的。用于指声音尖细的：
例句：
a wiry tone.
尖细的调子

【引伸】
wir.ily
adv.（副词）
wir.iness
n.（名词）