gossamer

英 [ˈɡɒsəmə(r)]

美 [ˈɡɑːsəmər]

n.  蛛丝; 薄纱; 精细织物

GRE

BNC.33064 / COCA.22515

牛津词典

noun

• 蛛丝
  the very fine thread made by spiders
• 薄纱；精细织物
  any very light delicate material
  1. a gown of gossamer silk
     丝绸女裙服
  2. the gossamer wings of a dragonfly
     薄如轻纱的蜻蜓翅膀

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 蛛丝般的；轻薄的；纤细的
  You usegossamerto indicate that something is very light, thin, or delicate.
  1. ...the daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace.
     完全以黑色蕾丝为材质的样式大胆的轻薄衣裙

英英释义

noun

• filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
  Synonym:cobweb
• a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

adj

• characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
  1. this smallest and most ethereal of birds
  2. gossamer shading through his playing
  Synonym:ethereal
• so thin as to transmit light
  1. a hat with a diaphanous veil
  2. filmy wings of a moth
  3. gauzy clouds of dandelion down
  4. gossamer cobwebs
  5. sheer silk stockings
  6. transparent chiffon
  7. vaporous silks
  Synonym:diaphanousfilmygauzygauze-likesee-throughsheertransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby

双语例句

• To add a Middle East crisis to the war in Vietnam might shred the gossamer fabric of East-West relations.
  越南战争之外再加上一个中东危机或许会毁掉脆弱的东西方关系。
• Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, O my Soul.
  直到你抛出的游丝抓住了某处，我的心灵啊！
• He was merely floating those gossamer threads of thought which, like the spider's, he hoped would lay hold somewhere.
  他只是让自己的思绪像游丝般地飘浮着，指望这思绪像蜘蛛丝一样，会挂在什么地方。
• So this evening, was it Jonny gossamer enough for you?
  今天晚上乔尼葛瑟姆让你受罪了吗？
• Softly the gossamer floats over spring pavilions, Gently the willow fluff wafts to the embroidered screen.
  游丝软系飘春榭，落絮轻沾扑绣帘。
• A male forest chaser dragonfly displays its gossamer wings in Taiwan.
  台湾一只雄性的森林猎者蜻蜓展示它丝网般的翅膀。
• This smallest and most ethereal of birds; gossamer shading through his playing.
  最小巧、轻盈的鸟儿；他比赛时轻盈的身影。
• His arms, holding my arms up gently and firmly, made me feel gossamer.
  他的双臂坚定而温柔地托起我的胳膊，使我感到轻飘飘的。
• Have I ever left behind any gossamer traces at all?
  我留下了任何细微的踪迹了吗？
• Struggling in the same wet gossamer, the effort to learn when they gave birth to, as long as there is some hope, do not forget the full bloom of life.
  挣扎在游丝一样的湿润中，努力的汲取、孕育，只要有一点希望，都不忘记生命的绽放。