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

• This is a very tenuous situation and I am not updating about the risk of banks, social security checks and the like.
  这是个非常无力的情况，而我现在不是在告知你们银行的风险，社会安全等待。
• 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。
• 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。
• He struggled to maintain his tenuous hold on her.
  他竭力想保持对她的微弱的控制。
• The most egregious excessive bonus payouts now include a tenuous link to performance.
  最令人震惊的高额奖金支付，现在也开始空洞地与绩效挂钩。
• 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 key of processing tenuous hole by plain lathe is the design of clamping apparatus.
  用普通车床加工细长孔，夹具和钻具的设计是关键。
• You're straining an already tenuous situation.
  你是在强行扭转一个已经不可信的状况。
• 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。
• 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。