tenuous

英 [ˈtenjuəs]

美 [ˈtenjuəs]

adj.  脆弱的; 微弱的; 缥缈的; 纤细的; 薄的; 易断的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 脆弱的；微弱的；缥缈的
  so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists
  1. a tenuous hold on life
     命若游丝
  2. His links with the organization turned out to be, at best, tenuous.
     最后证实他与这个组织的关系充其量不过是不即不离罢了。
• 纤细的；薄的；易断的
  extremely thin and easily broken

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (联系)脆弱的;(理由)站不住脚的，牵强的;(地位)不稳固的
  If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone's position astenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak.
  1. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous...
     许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。
  2. This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.
     这个决定使得总统的位置有些岌岌可危。

英英释义

adj

• lacking substance or significance
  1. slight evidence
  2. a tenuous argument
  3. a thin plot
  Synonym:flimsyfragileslightthin
• very thin in gauge or diameter
  1. a tenuous thread
• having thin consistency
  1. a tenuous fluid

双语例句

• Fine, elegant and distinguished by an elegant scent of violets and tenuous perfumes of wild berries.
  香气优雅而独特，有优雅的紫罗兰香气和细微的野莓香气。
• Though Azeroth was saved, the tenuous pact between the Horde and the Alliance has all but evaporated.
  虽然成功的保卫了艾泽拉斯大陆，但联盟和部落间脆弱的协议早已经荡然无存。
• Delicate rings of colourful glowing gas-nitrogen-red, hydrogen-green, and oxygen-blue-outline the tenuous walls of the hourglass.
  红色氮气、绿色氢气和蓝色氧气这些彩色发光气体共同组成了这个形状与沙漏极其相似的星云。
• But he notes that data are elusive, and that the link between law and reality is often tenuous.
  同时他也指出，这些数据令人琢磨不透，而且法律和现实之间联系也常是那么虚无缥缈。
• Human relationships are tenuous.
  人情浇薄。
• Historically, however, the linkage between high GDP growth and investment returns is tenuous.
  然而从历史上看，gdp高增长与投资回报之间的联系微乎其微。
• He gave a tenuous account of his past life.
  他对他过去的生活说得很含糊。
• He struggled to maintain his tenuous hold on her.
  他竭力想保持对她的微弱的控制。
• We both know how tenuous a relation there is between a man's intentions and the consequences of his acts.
  我们两人都知道，在一个人的意图和他的行动后果之间，存在着多么微妙的关系。
• By the time I went to live with the Beaches, I believed that life was entirely unfair and that love was tenuous and untrustworthy.
  我开始与比奇这一家人住的时候，我相信生活根本就是不公平的，爱是虚无飘渺、靠不住的。