gaunt
adj
1 (of a person) made exceptionally thin by hunger or illness; haggard (指人)(因饥饿或疾病)憔悴的, 骨瘦如柴的
the gaunt face of a starving man 饿汉憔悴的面容.
2 (of a place) bare; desolate (指地方)不毛的, 荒凉的
the gaunt landscape of the moon 月球上荒凉的景色.
I want to ask you for your advice. When I leave school, I want to be an engineer. For years I have been interested in engineering. I have made tools at home and have written articles for magazines. My father says that engineering is not a suitable subject