tenuous

adj.

1. 脆弱的；微弱的；缥缈的
   so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists
   1. a tenuous hold on life
      命若游丝
   2. His links with the organization turned out to be, at best, tenuous.
      最后证实他与这个组织的关系充其量不过是不即不离罢了。
2. 纤细的；薄的；易断的
   extremely thin and easily broken

1. ADJ-GRADED (联系)脆弱的;(理由)站不住脚的，牵强的;(地位)不稳固的
   If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone's position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak.
   1. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous...
      许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。
   2. This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.
      这个决定使得总统的位置有些岌岌可危。

1. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous
   许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。
2. This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.
   这个决定使得总统的位置有些岌岌可危。
3. Human relationships are tenuous.
   人情浇薄。
4. Delicate rings of colourful glowing gas-nitrogen-red, hydrogen-green, and oxygen-blue-outline the tenuous walls of the hourglass.
   红色氮气、绿色氢气和蓝色氧气这些彩色发光气体共同组成了这个形状与沙漏极其相似的星云。
5. In this method, the relationship of risk management and the key project measurements is tenuous.
   在此方法中，风险管理和关键项目测量的关系是纤细的。
6. This weak link can be even more tenuous than might first be apparent.
   这个脆弱的链接可能会比最初更弱。
7. "The linkage to performance is sometimes tenuous," Dunn said.
   “与业绩挂钩的加薪体制有时候是很脆弱的。”Dunn说。
8. At the other end of Europe lies another danger, within another tenuous union, Great Britain.
   在欧洲的另一端，还有另一个威胁，英国也将成为一个薄弱的联盟。
9. Which means it is scientific in a very tenuous way.
   这意味着，它是科学的，以一种相当微妙的方式。
10. Fine, elegant and distinguished by an elegant scent of violets and tenuous perfumes of wild berries.
    香气优雅而独特，有优雅的紫罗兰香气和细微的野莓香气。
11. By the time I went to live with the Beaches, I believed that life was entirely unfair and that love was tenuous and untrustworthy.
    我开始与比奇这一家人住的时候，我相信生活根本就是不公平的，爱是虚无飘渺、靠不住的。
12. As the pace of life In the city speeds up, human communication becomes superficial and tenuous.
    随着城市生活节奏加快，人际交往变得浮于表面、感脆弱。
13. We both know how tenuous a relation there is between a man's intentions and the consequences of his acts.
    我们两人都知道，在一个人的意图和他的行动后果之间，存在着多么微妙的关系。
14. 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。
15. But he notes that data are elusive, and that the link between law and reality is often tenuous.
    同时他也指出，这些数据令人琢磨不透，而且法律和现实之间联系也常是那么虚无缥缈。
16. He gave a tenuous account of his past life.
    他对他过去的生活说得很含糊。
17. During interphase the chromosomes are too tenuous to be stained.
    在间期中，染色体非常纤细，以致不能被染色。
18. Though Azeroth was saved, the tenuous pact between the Horde and the Alliance has all but evaporated.
    虽然成功的保卫了艾泽拉斯大陆，但联盟和部落间脆弱的协议早已经荡然无存。
19. The stock market is simply too inefficient, and its links with the real economy too tenuous, to make this a good strategy.
    上海股市的效率实在太低了，与实体经济的联系太过勉强，使消极投资算不上一个好策略。
20. He struggled to maintain his tenuous hold on her.
    他竭力想保持对她的微弱的控制。
21. Concentration of control of mass media has congealed at a tenuous time in national history.
    大众传播媒介的集中控制是在美国历史上一个软弱无力的时期形成的。
22. The African connection is rather tenuous, but it appears to be the most likely.
    至于说jazz一词与非洲有联系，这一说法显然脆弱无力，但似乎是最有可能。
23. The most egregious excessive bonus payouts now include a tenuous link to performance.
    最令人震惊的高额奖金支付，现在也开始空洞地与绩效挂钩。
24. Historically, however, the linkage between high GDP growth and investment returns is tenuous.
    然而从历史上看，gdp高增长与投资回报之间的联系微乎其微。
25. This is a very tenuous situation and I am not updating about the risk of banks, social security checks and the like.
    这是个非常无力的情况，而我现在不是在告知你们银行的风险，社会安全等待。
26. Even now, after years of incremental reforms, their foothold in China can be tenuous.
    即便是现在，在经过多年的渐进式改革之后，它们仍未在中国站稳脚跟。
27. The key of processing tenuous hole by plain lathe is the design of clamping apparatus.
    用普通车床加工细长孔，夹具和钻具的设计是关键。
28. In its place is the illusion of an elongated leg and only a most tenuous connection to the ground.
    取而代之的是一个长脚的幻想最脆弱的连接，只有在地上。
29. The risk rally does, however, look very tenuous.
    然而，这轮风险反弹看上去确实非常勉强。
30. You're straining an already tenuous situation.
    你是在强行扭转一个已经不可信的状况。

adj

1. lacking substance or significance
   1. slight evidence
   2. a tenuous argument
   3. a thin plot

   Synonym:    flimsyfragileslightthin

2. very thin in gauge or diameter
   1. a tenuous thread

3. having thin consistency
   1. a tenuous fluid