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flimsy
释义
- adj.
- 劣质的；不结实的；薄而易损坏的；不足信的
- n.
- 薄纸；(新闻记者用的)薄纸原稿；电报；〈俚〉钞票
- 网络
- 脆弱的；轻而薄的；薄弱的
展开详细释义
adj.
1.薄的,薄弱的
2.没有价值的,不足取的
3.〔机〕薄壁的
4.轻薄的
5.浮夸的
6.不牢靠的;不堪一击,一戳即穿的
7.简陋
8.昙花一现的
9.偷工减料的
10.柔弱的
n.
1.(新闻记者用的)薄纸原稿
2.〔俚语〕钞票
3.电报
词形变化
比较级：flimsier 最高级：flimsiest 复数：flimsies
在例句中理解 31 句
A previous study found that people thought water tasted worse if they drank it out of a flimsy cup, Ackerman pointed out.
Ackerman指出，之前的一项研究发现，如果用不结实的杯子喝水，人们会觉得水难喝一些。
This most visceral and ritual of actions tends to be mediated through a flimsy, poorly conceived amalgam of shapes.
这种最发自肺腑、最具仪式性动作的含义却经常因为一个轻薄且设计很差的各种形状的结合体而打折。
It was a flimsy excuse, but there was some kind of logic to it, since the US had never signed the 2001 agreement.
这个借口站不住脚，但确实多多少少说得通，因为美国从来没有签署2001年的协议。
These screens look pretty flimsy and like they would fall down in an instant, yet none of them were messed up at all.
这些幕布看起来脆弱无比，就像立马就会倒塌似的。可是，它们却丝毫无损。
My guess was that Clarissa would not be back before midnight, so I abandoned myself to my serious, flimsy argument.
我猜想，克拉莉莎在午夜之前不会回来，于是我便沉溺在那严肃而肤浅的论点之中。
One would replace the flimsy "fair comment" defence (which easily gets tied up in questions of fact) with a new one of "honest opinion" .
其中之一就是把软弱无力的“公允评论”辩护（这很容易被对真实性的质疑所束缚）替换成新的“坦诚意见”辩护。
But then, he had death living with him inside his flimsy little shirt already. Hard to see how it would matter if death came any closer.
不过，死神早已在他脆弱的身体里游弋，就算它走得更近，那又有何重要？
Charities and churches are also trying to catch people that fall through the flimsy government safety net.
慈善机构和教堂也在努力帮助单薄的政府保障网络下的漏网之民。
That sounds a bit like the notoriously flimsy defence of "only obeying orders" which goes down especially badly with Germans.
这与“仅仅在服从命令”的辩护一样臭名昭著，不堪一击，尤其难以让德国人接受。
Britain's self- image as a so- called pocket- superpower has long been a flimsy conceit ; now it will have still smaller pockets .
英国作为所谓“袖珍超级大国”的自身形象长期以来一直是在自欺欺人；如今又得把裤腰带再扎紧点了。
The aim was to avoid a repeat of the summer of 1994, when tens of thousands of Cubans took to the sea in flimsy boats.
这样做的目的是为了避免重蹈1994年夏的覆辙。那时候上万古巴人就搭乘着弱不禁风的各式船只驶向大海。
Studies show that "bad pals" can be a bad influence particularly if your child has a weaker relationship with a parent or a flimsy identity.
研究表明如果你的孩子同父母的关系不太和谐或者容易被别人带坏，那么“不好的伙伴”会对他有不良的影响。
No matter that the case is flimsy: the court has already declared the key elements of the treaty "not at odds" with the Czech constitution.
无论阻挡的力道多么薄弱︰宪法法院已宣布里斯本条约的关键元素与捷克宪法「并不冲突」。
And Mr Cameron has shown that his commitment to recasting the state as an enabler and a regulator rather than a monopoly provider is flimsy.
卡梅伦先生暴露出他重铸国家为授权者和仲裁者而不是垄断供应商的承诺是脆弱的。
"We, in the scientific community, often give strong advice based on flimsy evidence, " he said. "That's why we have to do experiments. "
“在科学界我们通常用强有力的证据说话”他说，“这就是为什么我们必须做的实验的原因”。
It also comes with a 4GB memory support and a flimsy 3MP camera. It surely could have been better than just 3MP.
它还具备了4GB的内存支持和一个超薄的300万像素的摄像头，其实它在像素的方面还可以做得更好。
Hundreds of migrants have died in the past few months trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in flimsy boats.
在前几个月数艘偷渡船在地中海沉没，数百移民死亡。
I would scrawl my name on the cards and the name of one of my classmates on each flimsy envelope.
我在每张贺卡上面潦草地写上自己的名字，并且在每个薄薄的信封上写上一个同学的名字。
She had made the table herself out of a box, covering it with flimsy figured sateen, hanging a fifty-cent mirror above it.
梳妆台是她自己用一个箱子做的，外面蒙了一层薄薄的缎布，上面还挂了一面用五十美分买回来的镜子。
The switches in the 2011 Jetta felt flimsy; part of an air-conditioning vent fell off.
2011捷达的开关感觉很轻薄，空调开口部分有冲击感。
I remember this because I had a flimsy internal debate about whether or not to skip the whole suicide thing and get a hotel room.
我记得这些是因为我有过一场松松垮垮的有关是不是要放弃自杀去定个酒店房间的思想斗争。
Many burglars walk right in the front door because the door is unlocked, the lock is easy to pick or remove, or the door itself is flimsy.
很多夜贼堂而皇之从前门进入，因为门没有上锁，或是很容易被撬开或者移除，或者门本身不够牢固。
Another reason to introduce Eurobonds is that the existing defences drawn up to contain the crisis are starting to look too flimsy.
引进欧洲债券的另一个原因是，目前制定的反制措施在遏制危机爆发时显得鞭长莫及。
This was the challenging answer to the flimsy British network of guarantees in Eastern Europe.
这是对英国给东欧各国提供脆弱的保证的挑战性的答复。
If ask to be had absolutely in marriage, absolutely chasteness , the marriage that lacks flexibility so comparatives actually flimsy.
如果在婚姻中要求绝对的占有、绝对的纯洁，这样缺乏弹性的婚姻其实相当脆弱。
Yet last week proved how flimsy this control is: the gadget was indisputably in control of me.
然而上周的事情证明，我们对手机的“控制”其实脆弱至极：毫无疑问，其实是手机在控制着我。
She was also able to unearth a flimsy manual on how to operate the device.
她还找出了如何运行这个装置的一本薄薄的手册。
perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control.
南非多年生草，有密集簇生的茎；引入美国主要用于防腐。
"Here, we are all of the same tribe, " said a young Pashtun poet and journalist. He had a flimsy beard and eyes the colour of honey.
“在这儿，我们都来自同一个部落，”一位年轻的普什图（Pashtun）诗人兼记者说道，他有一双蜜色的眼睛，脸上留着一层薄薄的胡子。
Wealth is concentrated in the hands of a privileged few, corruption remains endemic, and the rule of law is a flimsy pretence.
财富仍集中在极少数享有特权的人手中，腐败仍然猖獗，法治也只是苍白无力的托词。
a flimsy cotton dress
一件又轻又薄的棉布连衣裙