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

• This approach completely eliminates adjustment difficulties caused by mechanical gossamer location, errors caused by gossamer deformation, high production costs, and so on.
  这种方法彻底消除了机械游丝定位带来的调整困难、游丝变形所引起的误差及制作成本高等不利因素。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not even melanie's influence could repair the break of that gossamer thread.
  即使媚兰出来运用她的影响，也无济于事了。
• Have I ever left behind any gossamer traces at all?
  我留下了任何细微的踪迹了吗？
• 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。
• Gossamer is floating in calm air.
  空中飘浮着游丝。
• 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。
• Rational optical path and circuit design can produce high-quality gossamer lines.
  经合理的光路设计及电路控制能得到高质量的游丝线条。
• The gossamer strands, slowly overtaking a lakefront peninsula, emit a fetid odor, perhaps from the dead insects entwined in the silk.
  日积月累地盘据半岛上湖滨地带的蜘蛛丝散发出恶臭，可能是蜘蛛丝上昆虫遗体腐化所致。