Because of the physics of how force is generated by wind blowing past a sail, tall thin sails generally have more power when the boat is sailing into the wind.

根据风吹过船帆时产生动力的物理原理，当船只航行在风里时，高而薄的帆通常产生更大的力。

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He was a tall, thin man with grey hair that fell in a wild tangle to his shoulders.

他个子瘦高，灰白的头发乱蓬蓬地散落在肩上。

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Wheat varieties that Borlaug worked with had tall, thin stalks.

博洛格研究的小麦品种有又高又细的茎。

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His face was wrinkled. He was tall and thin with drooping shoulders like someone with many problems.

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it should not just be geared toward people that are like, tall, thin, obviously beautiful,

不应该仅仅定位于那些高、瘦、明显漂亮的人，

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he added. "It's a tall,strange bird with soft white feathers and long thin legs.

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Some Iowa corn plants were only 4 to 5 feet tall with thin stalks and small ears.

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He stands towards the front of the barque, tall and thin, glasses glinting in the last of the sun.

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It look s a bit like a waffle, with transistors connected by tall, thin silicon fins rather than flat surfaces.

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