insubstantial
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌɪn.səbˈstæn.ʃəl]
- 美式音标 [ˌɪn.səbˈstɑːn.ʃəl]
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基本解释
- adj. 脆弱的；无实体的；幻想的，非真实的
英汉例句
- A beautiful but insubstantial girl, in 1943 she ran off with the much older Charlie Chaplin.
1943年，这位充满幻想的美丽女孩与比其年长许多的查理·卓别林私奔。 - Tracking my fingertips over his olive skin, I'm struck by the potency and fragility of blood and breath and bone– these intricate, insubstantial casings that separate us, keep us alive.
我的指尖在他橄榄色的皮肤上划过，血骨和呼吸的力量与脆弱同时击中了我——这种繁杂的、脆弱的感觉分开了我们，让我们得以喘息。 - Water also is insubstantial; by that I mean you cannot grasp hold of it, you cannot punch it and hurt it.
水也是没有实体的，这样说是指你无法抓住水，你无法击打它、伤害它。 - Otherwise, we are trying to build on sand or air or something equally insubstantial.
FORBES: Let's Finally Get the Fundamentals of Healthcare in Place in Africa - An amiable, insubstantial amble around Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, in the company of Sgt.
NEWYORKER: The Guard - There will be benefits to be sure, but there will be costs as well, some not wholly insubstantial.
FORBES: The Dark Side of Technology
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词组短语
- Insubstantial Scene 虚白
- Too Insubstantial 太纤弱
- insubstantial dream 虚无缥缈的梦
- insubstantial love 镜花水月
- insubstantial not substantial 不结实的;无实体的;非物质的;想象的
短语
英英字典
- (NOT ENOUGH) not enough or not strong enough
- (IMAGINARY) not existing as a physical person or thing
- Something that is insubstantial is not large, solid, or strong.