tenuous
英 ['tenj??s]
美['t?nju?s]
- adj. 纖細的；稀薄的；貧乏的
實用場景例句
- a tenuous hold on life
- 命若游絲
牛津詞典
- His links with the organization turned out to be, at best, tenuous.
- 最后證實他與這個組織的關系充其量不過是不即不離罷了。
牛津詞典
- The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous...
- 許多省份之間的文化和歷史紐帶被認為是很脆弱的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.
- 這個決定使得總統的位置有些岌岌可危。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The link between anger and injuries has been more tenuous; studies have yielded conflicting results.
- 憤怒與受傷之間的關系較勉強: 研究得出相互矛盾的結果.
期刊摘選
- During interphase the chromosomes are too tenuous to be stained.
- 在間期中,染色體非常纖細,以致不能被染色.
辭典例句
- Moreover, statistical research suggests that the link between spending and educational outcomes is tenuous.
- 而且, 統計研究表明,支出和教育結果之間的關系是相當含糊的.
期刊摘選
- The Sonia connection had been dismissed throughout the 1960 s as too tenuous to be relied upon.
- 整個60年代,人們都認為索尼亞這條線索證據不足,難以置信,因而也無人過問.
辭典例句
- Wealth and power can be fleeting, family bonds tenuous , status mercurial.
- 財富權力轉眼成空, 家庭關系淡薄如紙, 名望地位飄忽不定.
期刊摘選
- Your argument is very tenuous, since it relies so much on speculations and hearsay.
- 因為你的論點很大程度上依賴推測和傳言,根本站不住腳.
期刊摘選
- Fine , elegant and distinguished by an elegant scent of violets and tenuous perfumes of wild berries.
- 香氣優雅而獨特, 有優雅的紫羅蘭香氣和細微的野莓香氣.
期刊摘選
- The difference, if it exists, is extremely tenuous.
- 這種差別即使存在也是微不足道的.
辭典例句
- Karl's relationships with Anthony, Smith and Martin are tenuous at best.
- 卡爾與安東尼 、 史密斯和馬丁的關系非常微妙.
期刊摘選
- In other words, the intersection between polite professionalism and honest conversation can be a tenuous crossroads.
- 在換句話說, 禮貌的方式和誠實的交談之間是一個微妙的十字路口.
期刊摘選
- Molecules in the more tenuous upper atmosphere are preferentially scattering blue light.
- 而上層大氣中稀薄的分子更多地是散射藍光.
期刊摘選
- Then there's the tenuous rule of law.
- 法制法規不健全(薄弱).
期刊摘選
- He gave a tenuous account of his past life.
- 他對他過去的生活說得很含糊.
辭典例句
- The key of processing tenuous hole by plain lathe is the design of apparatus.
- 用普通車床加工細長孔,夾具和鉆具的設計是關鍵.
期刊摘選
- In spite of our feelings and immortality, our existence is far tenuous than we might think.
- 盡管我們感覺自己不可戰勝、長生不老, 但我們的生命遠比想像的要脆弱.
期刊摘選
- He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.
- 他對現實認識很膚淺.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The tenuous position of New Orleans is no secret.
- 新奧爾良的特殊地理位置并不是秘密.
期刊摘選
- As the pace of life In the city speeds up, human communication becomes superficial and tenuous.
- 隨著城市生活節奏加快, 人際交往變得浮于表面、敏感脆弱.
期刊摘選
- The most egregious excessive bonus payouts now include a tenuous link to performance.
- 最令人震驚的高額獎金支付,現在也開始空洞地與績效掛鉤.
期刊摘選
- But the Fed's independence is more tenuous than the ECB's.
- 但是美聯儲的獨立性較歐洲中央銀行更模糊.
期刊摘選
- More minorities maybe living the American dream, but their hold on that dream tenuous.
- 較多的少數民族也許心懷他們的美國夢, 但是他們實現這個夢想的機會實在渺茫.
期刊摘選
- The key of processing tenuous hole by plain lathe is the design of clamping apparatus.
- 摘要用普通車床加工細長孔,夾具和鉆具的設計是關鍵.
期刊摘選
- Concentration of control of mass media has congealed at a tenuous time in national history.
- 大眾傳播媒介的集中控制是在美國歷史上一個軟弱無力的時期形成的.
辭典例句
- In this column , I'll explain why indecency law tenuous ground, from a constitutional perspective.
- 在這個專欄, 我將解釋為什么從憲法角度來說不良法律立基不穩.
期刊摘選
- a tenuous hold on life
- 命若游絲
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》