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

• He struggled to maintain his tenuous hold on her.
  他竭力想保持对她的微弱的控制。
• 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。
• Even now, after years of incremental reforms, their foothold in China can be tenuous.
  即便是现在，在经过多年的渐进式改革之后，它们仍未在中国站稳脚跟。
• As the pace of life In the city speeds up, human communication becomes superficial and tenuous.
  随着城市生活节奏加快，人际交往变得浮于表面、感脆弱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。