tenuous
英 [ˈtenjuəs]
美 [ˈtenjuəs]
adj. 脆弱的; 微弱的; 缥缈的; 纤细的; 薄的; 易断的
Collins.1 / BNC.13716 / COCA.11093
牛津词典
adj.
- 脆弱的；微弱的；缥缈的
so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists- a tenuous hold on life
命若游丝 - 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。
- a tenuous hold on life
- 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.- 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。 - 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。
- The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous...
英英释义
adj
- lacking substance or significance
- slight evidence
- a tenuous argument
- a thin plot
- very thin in gauge or diameter
- a tenuous thread
- having thin consistency
- a tenuous fluid
双语例句
- The stock market is simply too inefficient, and its links with the real economy too tenuous, to make this a good strategy.
上海股市的效率实在太低了，与实体经济的联系太过勉强，使消极投资算不上一个好策略。 - 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。 - During interphase the chromosomes are too tenuous to be stained.
在间期中，染色体非常纤细，以致不能被染色。 - Human relationships are tenuous.
人情浇薄。 - You're straining an already tenuous situation.
你是在强行扭转一个已经不可信的状况。 - The African connection is rather tenuous, but it appears to be the most likely.
至于说jazz一词与非洲有联系，这一说法显然脆弱无力，但似乎是最有可能。 - In its place is the illusion of an elongated leg and only a most tenuous connection to the ground.
取而代之的是一个长脚的幻想最脆弱的连接，只有在地上。 - 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。 - He struggled to maintain his tenuous hold on her.
他竭力想保持对她的微弱的控制。 - He gave a tenuous account of his past life.
他对他过去的生活说得很含糊。