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tenuous

/ten-yoo-uhs/US // ˈtɛn yu əs //UK // (ˈtɛnjʊəs) //

脆弱的,勉强,脆弱,棘手的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.weak, thin

Examples

  • 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.