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。
• "The linkage to performance is sometimes tenuous," Dunn said.
  “与业绩挂钩的加薪体制有时候是很脆弱的。”Dunn说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Concentration of control of mass media has congealed at a tenuous time in national history.
  大众传播媒介的集中控制是在美国历史上一个软弱无力的时期形成的。
• During interphase the chromosomes are too tenuous to be stained.
  在间期中，染色体非常纤细，以致不能被染色。