tenuous是什么意思？

tenuous

英[ˈtenjuəs] 美[ˈtɛnjuəs]

• adj. 薄的，细的，精细的，稀薄的，贫乏的；

副词：tenuously;

例句

• a tenuous line of argument 空洞的辩论方式
• a tenuous nylon rope 很细的尼龙绳
• He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality. 他对现实认识很肤浅.
• a tenuous hold on life 命若游丝
• 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... 许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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 as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  薄的;细的
  a tenuous nylon rope 很细的尼龙绳
  空洞无物的
  a tenuous line of argument 空洞的辩论方式 He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality. 他对现实认识很肤浅。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. having little substance or significance;
  "a flimsy excuse""slight evidence""a tenuous argument""a thin plot"
  2. having thin consistency;
  "a tenuous fluid"
  3. very thin in gauge or diameter;
  "a tenuous thread"