insubstantial

[美]/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
[英]/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 无实体的, 无实质的, 非实在的

例句

an insubstantial semblance

不实在的表象

an insubstantial mirage on the horizon

地平线上虚幻的海市蜃楼

imaginary and insubstantial victories;

臆想和空想的胜利;

"Lodge : Originally an insubstantial dwelling, or one erected for a temporary occupational purpose (e.g., woodcutting or masonry) or for use during the hunting season."

小屋:原为供短期使用(例如伐木或采石)或狩猎季节居住的简易住房。

The insubstantial evidence was not enough to convict the suspect.

证据不足以定罪。

She felt an insubstantial connection to the city she had just moved to.

她对刚搬到的这座城市没有什么特别的感情。

His argument was insubstantial and lacked supporting evidence.

他的论点缺乏实质性的支持证据。

The insubstantial meal left him feeling hungry an hour later.

那顿不饱的饭让他一个小时后又饿了。

The insubstantial breeze provided little relief from the heat.

微风几乎没有减轻炎热。

Her insubstantial excuse for being late did not convince her boss.

她对迟到的轻率借口并未说服她的老板。

The insubstantial foundation of the building made it vulnerable to earthquakes.

建筑物的基础不牢固,容易受到地震的影响。

His insubstantial savings were quickly depleted when he lost his job.

他失业后很快就用光了微薄的积蓄。

The insubstantial plot of the movie failed to captivate the audience.

电影薄弱的情节未能吸引观众。

She had an insubstantial grasp of the subject matter and struggled in class.

她对这门学科的了解不够扎实,上课时很吃力。

原声例句

If that seems surprisingly insubstantial, bear in mind that at the microscopic level things behave differently.

如果你觉得这些东西似乎很不坚实,请记住:在显微镜下,事物的表现形式是不同的。

来源: A Brief History of Everything

Her present life, her work, the friends she had, seemed insubstantial compared with all that had happened before.

她当前的生活、她的工作、她的朋友,跟以往发生的那些事相比, 似乎都不重要。

来源: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

It is very compelling but insubstantial evidence.

这是非常有说服力但非实质性的证据。

来源: World Atlas of Wonders

Her body seemed to wither and become more insubstantial each day.

她的身体似乎一天比一天枯萎,变得更加虚弱。

来源: Fresh air

Zeena herself, from an oppressive reality, had faded into an insubstantial shade.

Zeena 本人, 从一个压抑的现实中, 已经消失在一个虚幻的阴影中。

来源: Itan Flomei

So these are not insubstantial holdings, which, of course, tot it up would make the King one of the wealthiest people in the world.

当然,这些财产并不是微不足道的,它们加起来会让国王成为世界上最富有的人之一。

来源: Financial Times

He was oddly colourless, with transparent eyelashes, wispy hair and an insubstantial air, as though a single gust of wind might blow him away.

他苍白得出奇,睫毛透明,头发纤细,有一种不真实感,好像一阵风就会把他吹走。

来源: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

All those colorful smudges and loose brush work seemed insubstantial and ephemeral when you compared them to the rigorous forms of the cubists and futurists.

所有那些色彩斑斓的污迹和松散的笔触,与立体派和未来派严谨的形式相比,似乎都是空洞而短暂的。

来源: Secrets of Masterpieces

The billowing banks of fog thus created might look insubstantial, but there is water here to be captured-and in this, the driest place on Earth, capture it people do.

由此产生的滚滚大雾可能看起来并不真实,但这里有水可以收集——在这里,在这个地球上最干燥的地方,人们是这样做的。

来源: The Economist - Technology

This was the thing that was important, the cycle of life, with birth and death merging one into the other in an imperceptible twilight and an insubstantial dawn.

这是最重要的事情, 生命的循环, 生与死在难以察觉的黄昏和虚幻的黎明中相互融合。

来源: Cross Stream (Part 1)

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