Water in the vadose zone drains down to the water table, leaving behind a thin coating of water on mineral grains.

包气带中的水会沉降到地下水位，只在矿物颗粒表面留下一层薄薄的水膜。

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The material is a thin coating of carbon nanotubes - hollow and multi-walled tubes about 10, 000 times thinner than a strand of human hair.

该材料是一种由碳纳米管组成的薄涂层——这些碳纳米管是中空多壁的，比一根头发丝还要细一万倍。

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While disposable cups are made predominantly of cardboard (about 95% by weight), they also contain about 5% polyethylene in the form of a thin coating inside the cup.

便携杯子虽主要由硬纸板构成（重量占比达到约95%），但还是包含了约5%的聚乙烯（polyethylene）以很薄的涂层形式附着在杯子内侧。

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When it melts, tilt the pan so that the sides have a thin coating of melted butter (or do this with a pastry brush).

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The polymers were covered with a thin aluminum coating, but once fed electricity, they began to glow so brightly that light shone through the metal.

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