tenuous 的定义
- lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
- of slight importance or significance: He holds a rather tenuous position in history.
- lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past life.
- thin or slender in form, as a thread.
- thin in consistency; rare or rarefied.
tenuous 近义词
weak, thin
更多tenuous例句
- The nation’s most popular and prosperous pro sports league wouldn’t allow even that tenuous link between its players and bettors, citing a policy prohibiting appearances associated with gambling establishments.
- The gains were real, if uneven and often tenuous, undermined by the insecurity that the decades-long conflict brought.
- Climbing it involves a tenuous balance of keeping her feet high enough to maintain friction but low enough to push upward.
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the tenuous grasp on reality enjoyed by virtually everyone involved, it’s not clear that an Arizona-audit is even possible in the Peach State.
- This was apparent in real time as officials touted tenuous or unproven links to antifa even as Justice Department arrests failed to bolster that idea.
- Her hold on her position at the hospital—and thus, her survival—is tenuous and she knows it.
- Perhaps his reluctance stems from the fact that he has only tenuous connections to Hungary these days.
- This new, although tenuous, dialogue with Iran offers real possibilities for change.
- Though there are many claims that implicate it in improved brain function, the evidence in support of this finding is tenuous.
- The relationship between law and ethics, from Selma to Ferguson, is tenuous, and often contentious.
- Nancy tried to forget what life was, and smiled and blossomed in tenuous sunrise beauty.
- The mind of man is ever the tenuous instrument upon which are playing the invisible forces of inspiration.
- Up to the very edge of that life-giving blast of mineral-laden gas the tenuous creatures came crowding.
- As they fell on the front ranks of the charging Terrestrials, the form, on which the rays impinged grew suddenly tenuous.
- In other spots, drooping above the walls could be seen the giant fronds of banana plants, or tenuous palm tree tops.