gossamer

英 [ˈɡɒsəmə(r)]

美 [ˈɡɑːsəmər]

n.  蛛丝; 薄纱; 精细织物

GRE

BNC.33064 / COCA.22515

牛津词典

noun

• 蛛丝
  the very fine thread made by spiders
• 薄纱；精细织物
  any very light delicate material
  1. a gown of gossamer silk
     丝绸女裙服
  2. the gossamer wings of a dragonfly
     薄如轻纱的蜻蜓翅膀

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 蛛丝般的；轻薄的；纤细的
  You usegossamerto indicate that something is very light, thin, or delicate.
  1. ...the daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace.
     完全以黑色蕾丝为材质的样式大胆的轻薄衣裙

英英释义

noun

• filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
  Synonym:cobweb
• a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

adj

• characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
  1. this smallest and most ethereal of birds
  2. gossamer shading through his playing
  Synonym:ethereal
• so thin as to transmit light
  1. a hat with a diaphanous veil
  2. filmy wings of a moth
  3. gauzy clouds of dandelion down
  4. gossamer cobwebs
  5. sheer silk stockings
  6. transparent chiffon
  7. vaporous silks
  Synonym:diaphanousfilmygauzygauze-likesee-throughsheertransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby

双语例句

• They quickly stripped me of my clothes and bound me like a mummy in a gossamer web.
  他们飞快地扒了我的衣服，把我绑得像个蜘蛛网里的木乃伊。
• To add a Middle East crisis to the war in Vietnam might shred the gossamer fabric of East-West relations.
  越南战争之外再加上一个中东危机或许会毁掉脆弱的东西方关系。
• His arms, holding my arms up gently and firmly, made me feel gossamer.
  他的双臂坚定而温柔地托起我的胳膊，使我感到轻飘飘的。
• Infinitesimal details become artistic expression, a translucent tip of a fin becomes like fine gossamer of haute couture fabric.
  微妙的细节成为艺术的表达，鱼鳍的透明末梢就似奢华的薄纱。
• Gossamer is floating in calm air.
  空中飘浮着游丝。
• Let me think and find that thread of gossamer!
  让我想一想，来设法找到自己的那条蜘蛛丝。
• They seem to consider their networks to be fragile, gossamer things, able to collapse in a strong breeze ( or under the weight of a bunch of iPhone users.)
  他们似乎觉得自己的网络弱不禁风，一定数量的iPhone用户产生的负载，就可以把它压垮。
• Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, O my Soul.
  直到你抛出的游丝抓住了某处，我的心灵啊！
• Struggling in the same wet gossamer, the effort to learn when they gave birth to, as long as there is some hope, do not forget the full bloom of life.
  挣扎在游丝一样的湿润中，努力的汲取、孕育，只要有一点希望，都不忘记生命的绽放。
• In some angiosperm the seeds are equipped with gossamer wings, like the dandelion and milkweed seeds.
  有些被子植物的种子有蛛丝般的翅膀，例如蒲公英和乳草属植物的种子。