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

• 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。
• The risk rally does, however, look very tenuous.
  然而，这轮风险反弹看上去确实非常勉强。
• 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。
• In this method, the relationship of risk management and the key project measurements is tenuous.
  在此方法中，风险管理和关键项目测量的关系是纤细的。
• Which means it is scientific in a very tenuous way.
  这意味着，它是科学的，以一种相当微妙的方式。
• 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。
• However, fears remain that the tenuous pick-up in interest could reverse.
  不过人们仍然担心，兴趣微弱的回升势头可能会逆转。
• 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。
• 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。
• At the other end of Europe lies another danger, within another tenuous union, Great Britain.
  在欧洲的另一端，还有另一个威胁，英国也将成为一个薄弱的联盟。