wiry
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/ˈwaɪəri/
🇬🇧
/ˈwaɪəri/
Slender but having strength and toughness.
Despite his wiry frame, he was surprisingly strong.
儘管他身材瘦削,卻出人意料地強壯。
Having the properties of wire in terms of stiffness and strength.
The wiry branches of the tree were difficult to bend.
那棵樹的枝條很結實,很難彎曲。