tenuous
美 [ˈtenjuəs]英 ['tenjuəs]
- adj.脆弱的；微弱的；缥缈的；纤细的
- 网络稀薄的；微细的；贫乏的
tenuoustenuous
1.脆弱的；微弱的；缥缈的so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists
稀薄的
英语词根词缀记忆大全 ... tensible a 可延展的 tenuous a 稀薄的；细的 tenuity n 细薄；不结实 ...
纤细的
英语词根6 - Leo.Zhu - 博客园 ... persecute 迫害） tenuous 纤细的） intelligent 有才智的） ...
脆弱的
美女上错身 S1E01 | 爱酷英语|iCoolEN ... although: 但是，然而 tenuous: 脆弱的，无力的 intense: 强烈的 ...
微细的
SAT填空重点词汇-sat英语培训-教育联展网 ... Prophetic: 预言性的 Tenuous: 稀薄的，微细的 Innate:inborn 天生的 ...
贫乏的
俞敏洪TOEFL... ... tentacle:n. (动物)触角, 触须 tenuous:adj. 脆弱的, 稀薄的, 贫乏的, 纤细的, 空洞的 termite:n. 白蚁 ...
细薄的
t开头s结尾的英语单词_百度知道 ... tenterhooks 提心吊胆 tenuous 细薄的 terms 条款 ...
1
If it is a strained relationship, if the connection between the idea and its object is tenuous, then we are dealing with an unclear idea.
如果它们之间的关系牵强附会，如果思想观念及其对象之间的联系微不足道，那么，我们就是在和含混的思想观念打交道。
2
Recently that tenuous partnership was frayed, causing some of those bubbles to pop loudly enough for the entire business to hear.
在最近，这种脆弱的合作关系被扯破了，并在行业内引起了很大的反响。
3
Swine flu looks likely to hold for the time being, though as it changes and spreads its connection to pigs will become increasingly tenuous.
尽管其传播途径的改变让其与猪之间的联系慢慢减弱，但猪流感的叫法看来还会沿用一段时间。
4
I kept a tenuous connection with the History School , wrote my two essays a week , and attended an occasional lecture .
我和历史学院保持着若即若离的联系，一周写两篇论文，听听临时讲座。
5
When a weak amateur with a great instrument meets up with a professional string player, the relationship often becomes tenuous.
当一位拥有很好乐器但是本事却平平的业余爱好者遇见了一位专业的音乐家时，那关系开始有点紧张了。
6
"Social mood and risk appetite are what shape financial markets, and social mood at this point is tenuous, " Harrison said.
社会心态和风险偏好都会影响到金融市场，而当前的社会心态比较脆弱。
7
Clearly Josephson's overall grasp of science and cuisine (and web design) is tenuous, but he's still got a chance to turn things around.
很明显Josephson对科学和烹饪（还有网页设计）的整体掌握是肤浅的，但是他仍有机会咸鱼翻身。
8
reveals how a word can be transferred from one sphere of activity to another while retaining only a tenuous connection with its past.
单词cable的历史表现出一个单词在与其过去的含义仅保持微弱联系的情况下，如何能够从一个使用范围转向另一个范围。
9
However, fears remain that the tenuous pick-up in interest could reverse.
不过人们仍然担心，兴趣微弱的回升势头可能会逆转。
10
Was there a foundation for the tenuous , instinctive fears that I couldn't seem to shake?
能不能给这微妙的，直觉的恐惧下个定论让我不再忐忑不安？
11
The president, by contrast, has focused on locking in his tenuous gains, touting the outcome as a "ten to zero" landslide.
恰好相反，总统先生专注于保护自己尚未稳定的成果，大肆宣扬投票结果是“十比零”的压倒性胜出。
12
The idea is certainly appealing considering the fact that the world's rising oceans make on-shore resorts a bit tenuous.
这个想法必然要考虑到一个事实，即上升的海洋使得海岸休闲公寓变得有些脆弱。
13
It's a useful figure for the tenuous connections that complicate this tale and, ultimately, make a novel of it.
这对探寻把这个故事复杂化并最终写成小说的蛛丝马迹是有用处的。
14
Dates are still pretty tenuous, but last month another Chinese space official said the country would send a man to the moon by 2025.
具体日期依然非常含糊，而上个月另一位中国航空部门官员说，将在2025年前派人登月。
15
Although these two tyrants fought against a common foe, it was only a matter of time until their tenuous alliance collapsed.
尽管这两个暴君对抗共同的敌人，但他们脆弱联盟的破裂只是时间的问题。
16
The tenuous state of the chromosomes during the period between cell divisions should not suggest that they are inert at this time.
在细胞分裂期间，纤细状态的染色体并不表明此时它们是不活跃的。
17
Two recent Australian and international studies suggest that the link between SHRM theory and practice is still somewhat tenuous.
最近两次澳大利亚和国际研究表明之间的联系shrm理论和实践还是有点牵强。
18
Such links are tenuous, but so are those even between nearby villages in Europe, where different dialects can be largely incomprehensible.
即使住在靠近欧洲的乡村里，由于方言不同而难以相互理解，他们同外界的联系非常少。
19
In other words, the intersection between polite professionalism and honest conversation can be a tenuous crossroads.
在换句话说，礼貌的方式和诚实的交谈之间是一个微妙的十字路口。
20
These twin engines of global economic growth appear to be on a course that will only aggravate their tenuous relationship.
作为全球经济增长的双引擎，中美两国似乎正处于只会激化两国脆弱关系的阶段。
21
Every cubic kilometre of the ring contains around 20 tiny particles of dust, making it so tenuous, it would be invisible from the inside.
这个光环每立方公里含有约20颗尘埃微粒，结构非常稀薄，站在光环内部都看不见它本身。
22
Iraq's WMD failed to materialise, and the links between al-Qaeda and Saddam's regime proved to be tenuous at best.
伊拉克的WMD是没有付诸实施，然而基地组织与萨达姆政权之间的勾结也被证明是子虚乌有。
23
For this there is only tenuous empirical support when interest rates are close to zero.
对于这一点，当利率接近零时，只有微弱的经验方面的支持。
24
Unfortunately, the relationship between natural justice and the law is sometimes tenuous, as it is in this case.
正如这起案子所表现的，自然公正原则与法律之间的关系是脆弱的。
25
A shaft of light from a street lamp falls past tenuous bamboo railings onto a figure in a glittering white sari .
一束光线从街灯穿过细竹栏杆，照在一个穿著亮白色印度传统长袍的人身上。
26
Here, delicate rings of colorful glowing gas ( nitrogen-red, hydrogen-green, and oxygen-blue) outline the tenuous walls of the hourglass.
由彩色发光气体（氮-红色、氢-绿色、氧-蓝色）构成的精巧圆环是沙漏的外壁。
27
Moreover , statistical research suggests that the link between spending and educational outcomes is tenuous .
而且，统计研究表明，支出和教育结果之间的关系是相当含糊的。
28
Outages like this shake users' already tenuous faith in the reliability of services that hold their most important data files.
这类的停机事件，让用户对是否可以将重要文件放在其服务中的信心产生了动摇。
29
"I think all of us in this race are all holding our breath collectively one game after another because it is so tenuous, " he said.
“我觉得在这场赛跑中的我们都在一场接着一场的比赛中屏住呼吸，因为真的太激烈了，”他说。
30
Even at its most tenuous and hollowed out, he finds some shape, a sense of cyclic pattern.
甚至在它最纤细也被耗尽的时刻，他看到生命的老去所展现出的轮回之义。