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gossamery

/gos-uh-mer/US // ˈgɒs ə mər //UK // (ˈɡɒsəmə) //

纱窗,纱布,纱网,纱厂

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n.名词 noun
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    • : a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
    • : a thread or strand of a filmy cobweb seen outdoors.
    • : an extremely delicate variety of gauze, used especially for veils.
    • : any thin, light fabric.
    • : something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate: The viper appeared to be midway through sloughing off its skin, half covered as it was with a thin gossamer of its former outer self.
    • : a thin, waterproof outer garment, especially for women, popular in the late 19th century.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also gos·sa·mer·y [gos-uh-muh-ree], /ˈgɒs ə mə ri/, gos·sa·mered. of or like gossamer; extremely light, flimsy, or delicate: Did you notice this dragonfly's gossamer wings? Perhaps our hopes are gossamer dreams, strung together with wishful thinking.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlight
Synonyms
agile敏捷的,敏捷,灵巧的,灵巧airy轻盈的,轻盈,飘逸,飘逸的buoyant强劲的,强有力的,富有活力的,富有活力delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致easy容易,轻松,方便,简单fluffy蓬松的,松软的,毛绒绒的,绒毛lightweight轻量级,重量级,轻巧,轻量级的loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱slender纤细,纤细的,苗条,苗条的slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微small小,小型,小的,小型的thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细dainty娇小的,娇小玲珑,娇小,娇贵featherweight羽量级,羽翼丰满,羽绒服,羽量级的flimsy单薄,单薄的,脆弱的,薄薄的floating浮动,浮动的,漂浮,漂浮的little少许,少,少量,少少petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎portable便携式,携带方便,携带式,可携式sheer峭壁,纯粹的,峭度trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事atmospheric大气,大气的,大气层,大气圈crumbly松软的,酥软的,酥脆的,脆皮的downy绒毛,羽绒服,绒毛的,绒毛虫effervescent泡腾式,泡腾性,泡腾型,泡腾剂ethereal空灵的,空灵,虚无缥缈,空旷的feathery羽翼丰满,羽毛状的,羽翼丰满的,羽毛状filmy秽语,秽物,秽气,秽物处理floatable可浮动,可浮动的,可漂浮的,可漂浮friable易碎的,易碎,易碎品,易损件frothy充满泡沫的,泡沫丰富的,泡沫状的,有泡沫的graceful优美的,优雅的,优美,秀气的imponderous深思熟虑的,深思熟虑,冥思苦想,深思熟虑的人inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要insubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,非实质性light-footed脚步轻盈,轻盈的脚步,脚步轻快,轻盈的脚步声lithe婀娜多姿,轻巧,轻巧的,轻盈的meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的nimble敏捷的,灵巧的,敏锐的,灵巧porous多孔的,多孔性,多孔,多孔性的sandy沙子,沙地,沙质,沙土spongy海棉,海棉的,海棉质,海棉状的sprightly活泼的,神气活现,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞地sylphlike蚜虫类,蚜虫,蚜虫般,蚜虫病tissuelike韧带状,韧带型,韧带式,韧带trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩unheavy不重,不重不轻,不重的,不太重unsubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,不真实的weightless无重,失重,无重量,无重的
Antonyms
as innonexistent
Synonyms
absent缺少,缺少的,缺失的,缺失negative负面的,负面,负的,否定tenuous脆弱的,勉强,脆弱,棘手的vacant空缺,空缺的,空着的,空置的airy轻盈的,轻盈,飘逸,飘逸的baseless无根据的,毫无根据,毫无根据的,无根据blank空白,白纸黑字,空白的,白纸chimerical嵌合,嵌合体,嵌合型,嵌合的dead死亡,死,死人,死的defunct已停业,已停用,停业,停用departed逝去的,离开了,离去的,离去dreamlike梦幻般的,如梦似幻,梦幻般,梦境般的dreamy梦幻般的,梦幻的,梦幻,梦寐以求的empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的ethereal空灵的,空灵,虚无缥缈,空旷的extinct绝迹了,灭绝了,绝种了,已灭绝extinguished熄灭的,熄灭,熄灭了,熄灭了的fancied迷恋,幻想的,喜欢,喜欢的few and far between少之又少,少而又少,少而又少的,少而精flimsy单薄,单薄的,脆弱的,薄薄的gone走了,消失了,消失的,消失了的groundless无根据的,无根据,无依据的,无根的hallucinatory迷幻的,幻觉的,迷幻,幻觉hypothetical假设性的,假定的,假设性,假定性的illusory虚幻的,虚无缥缈的,虚幻,虚无缥缈imaginary虚构的,虚构,想象的,虚幻的imagined想象中的,想像中的,想象的,想象中的那样immaterial非物质,不重要,非物质的,不重要的imponderable不可思议的,不可估量的,不可思议,不可估量insubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,非实质性legendary传说中的,传奇的,传奇性的,传奇lost丢失的,失去的,丧失的,迷失的missing缺少的,缺失的,缺失,缺少mythical神话般的,神话般地,神话般,神话般的null无,空,空的,空无null and void无效,作废,无效的,空白passed away去世,辞世,逝世,去世了passed on通过了,通过,已通过,传给了perished灭亡,亡故,殒命,亡故的shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影ungrounded未接地的,不接地气,未接地,未入地unreal虚幻的,虚幻,虚无缥缈,不真实的unsubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,不真实的vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清vaporous蒸气,蒸汽的,蒸腾的,蒸汽void空白,空虚,空缺,空无without foundation没有基础,无基础,毫无基础,没有基础的
as inweightless
Synonyms
ethereal空灵的,空灵,虚无缥缈,空旷的inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩agile敏捷的,敏捷,灵巧的,灵巧airy轻盈的,轻盈,飘逸,飘逸的atmospheric大气,大气的,大气层,大气圈buoyant强劲的,强有力的,富有活力的,富有活力crumbly松软的,酥软的,酥脆的,脆皮的dainty娇小的,娇小玲珑,娇小,娇贵delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致downy绒毛,羽绒服,绒毛的,绒毛虫easy容易,轻松,方便,简单effervescent泡腾式,泡腾性,泡腾型,泡腾剂featherweight羽量级,羽翼丰满,羽绒服,羽量级的feathery羽翼丰满,羽毛状的,羽翼丰满的,羽毛状filmy秽语,秽物,秽气,秽物处理flimsy单薄,单薄的,脆弱的,薄薄的floatable可浮动,可浮动的,可漂浮的,可漂浮floating浮动,浮动的,漂浮,漂浮的fluffy蓬松的,松软的,毛绒绒的,绒毛friable易碎的,易碎,易碎品,易损件frothy充满泡沫的,泡沫丰富的,泡沫状的,有泡沫的graceful优美的,优雅的,优美,秀气的imponderous深思熟虑的,深思熟虑,冥思苦想,深思熟虑的人insubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,非实质性light as a feather轻如鸿毛,轻盈如羽毛,轻飘飘的light-footed脚步轻盈,轻盈的脚步,脚步轻快,轻盈的脚步声lightweight轻量级,重量级,轻巧,轻量级的lithe婀娜多姿,轻巧,轻巧的,轻盈的little少许,少,少量,少少loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的nimble敏捷的,灵巧的,敏锐的,灵巧petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎porous多孔的,多孔性,多孔,多孔性的portable便携式,携带方便,携带式,可携式sandy沙子,沙地,沙质,沙土sheer峭壁,纯粹的,峭度slender纤细,纤细的,苗条,苗条的slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微small小,小型,小的,小型的spongy海棉,海棉的,海棉质,海棉状的sprightly活泼的,神气活现,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞地sylphlike蚜虫类,蚜虫,蚜虫般,蚜虫病thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细tissuelike韧带状,韧带型,韧带式,韧带trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事unheavy不重,不重不轻,不重的,不太重unsubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,不真实的
as indelicate
Synonyms
ethereal空灵的,空灵,虚无缥缈,空旷的inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩agile敏捷的,敏捷,灵巧的,灵巧airy轻盈的,轻盈,飘逸,飘逸的atmospheric大气,大气的,大气层,大气圈buoyant强劲的,强有力的,富有活力的,富有活力crumbly松软的,酥软的,酥脆的,脆皮的dainty娇小的,娇小玲珑,娇小,娇贵delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致downy绒毛,羽绒服,绒毛的,绒毛虫easy容易,轻松,方便,简单effervescent泡腾式,泡腾性,泡腾型,泡腾剂featherweight羽量级,羽翼丰满,羽绒服,羽量级的feathery羽翼丰满,羽毛状的,羽翼丰满的,羽毛状filmy秽语,秽物,秽气,秽物处理flimsy单薄,单薄的,脆弱的,薄薄的floatable可浮动,可浮动的,可漂浮的,可漂浮floating浮动,浮动的,漂浮,漂浮的fluffy蓬松的,松软的,毛绒绒的,绒毛friable易碎的,易碎,易碎品,易损件frothy充满泡沫的,泡沫丰富的,泡沫状的,有泡沫的graceful优美的,优雅的,优美,秀气的imponderous深思熟虑的,深思熟虑,冥思苦想,深思熟虑的人insubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,非实质性light as a feather轻如鸿毛,轻盈如羽毛,轻飘飘的light-footed脚步轻盈,轻盈的脚步,脚步轻快,轻盈的脚步声lightweight轻量级,重量级,轻巧,轻量级的lithe婀娜多姿,轻巧,轻巧的,轻盈的little少许,少,少量,少少loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的nimble敏捷的,灵巧的,敏锐的,灵巧petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎porous多孔的,多孔性,多孔,多孔性的portable便携式,携带方便,携带式,可携式sandy沙子,沙地,沙质,沙土sheer峭壁,纯粹的,峭度slender纤细,纤细的,苗条,苗条的slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微small小,小型,小的,小型的spongy海棉,海棉的,海棉质,海棉状的sprightly活泼的,神气活现,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞地sylphlike蚜虫类,蚜虫,蚜虫般,蚜虫病thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细tissuelike韧带状,韧带型,韧带式,韧带trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事unheavy不重,不重不轻,不重的,不太重unsubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,不真实的
as infine
Antonyms

Examples

  • Wanna’s Christo-like “Within Without” encloses the stairway entrance to the second-floor gallery in gossamer fabric, outlined by floor-level light strips.

  • Sea butterflies flit through the ocean on gossamer wings, each species with a style of its own.

  • When the short-skirted, gossamer clad nymphs made their appearance on the stage they became restless and fidgety.

  • Mackintoshes, vulcanized india-rubber, gutta-percha, and gossamer dust-coats unknown then.

  • But look at the difference here: after dinner here one is as light as a gossamer.

  • Her dress was of finest work, its texture thin as gossamer; pure white with here and there a silken knot of blue.

  • Everywhere were threads of water, threads of snow, and little threads of dewy green, glistening like gossamer.