中英互译
tenuous
英 /ˈtenjuəs/美 /ˈtenjuəs/
基本释义
- adj.纤细的;稀薄的;贫乏的
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双语例句
- He did not speculate on the future of his tenuous career.他没有考虑到自己不稳定的职业前景。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 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。来自《牛津词典》
- The picture was that of a long tenuous line stretching from bizerte to gafsa.图片上是从比塞大延至盖夫萨的一条长而脆弱的阵线。
网络短语
- tenuous wires细电线
- tenuous body纤体
- a tenuous nylon rope很细的尼龙绳;纤细的尼龙绳
- tenuous thread细线
- Tenuous Shadow Crystal脆弱影水晶
词语扩展
词义分布
稀薄的
31.2%
纤细
25%
贫乏的
18.8%
微细的
12.5%
细长
12.5%
英英释义
- adj.having little substance or significance
- adj.having thin consistency
- adj.very thin in gauge or diameter
词源
- tenuous纤细的,易断的,脆弱的来自拉丁语 tenuis,拉长的,薄的,细的,来自 PIE*ten,展开,词源同 extend,thin,attenuate.引 申词义纤细的,脆弱的等。