英语单词短语词组“flimsily”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

flimsily

adverb

/ˈflɪm.zəl.i/us

/ˈflɪm.zəl.i/

flimsilyadverb(NOT STRONGLY)

in a way that iseasilybrokenordestroyed, or that does not give muchprotection:

Thehutswere flimsilyconstructedand did notkeepout therain.

Flimsilyclothedmodelsstoodbeside the newcars.

More examples

Considering howexpensivethey were, theblockswere flimsilybuilt.
Asignis flimsilysuspendedabove thedoorway.
Shipscarryingbulkcargoessplitinhalfin themiddleof theocean,simplybecause they werebuilttoo flimsily.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fragile and breakable

breakable
brittle
crumbly
delicacy
delicate
dodgy
fissile
flaky
flimsiness
flimsy
fragile
fragility
frail
friable
ramshackle
rickety
tenuous
tenuously

flimsilyadverb(DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE)

in a way that isweakanddifficulttobelieve:

Theallegationsagainst him were flimsilybased.

The flimsilysourcedrumoursmade it intonewspapersacrossthecountry.

More examples

They had tofallback on flimsilysupportedanecdote.
Theplotis flimsilyuninteresting.
Theabilityofreporterstoprotecttheirsourcesisbasedsomewhatflimsily on aninterpretationof the US Constitution.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Impossible and improbable

apt
aptness
be out of the questionidiom
be pissing in the windidiom
beggar
doubt
fat chanceidiom
fear
flimsiness
goodbye
goodbye tosomethingidiom
impenetrably
implausibility
nail
nohow
not have a snowball's chance in hellidiom
one in a millionidiom
pig
pigs might flyidiom
unicorn

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Weakness and vulnerability

Not believable

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flimsy

(Definition offlimsilyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflimsily

flimsily

I suggest that we need some guarantee that the appliance will be secure and notflimsilybuilt.

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Even employers of labour say those houses have beenflimsilybuilt.

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It is bold subject handledflimsilyand doesn't come close to believable.

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单词	flimsily
释义	flimsily adverb uk /ˈflɪm.zəl.i/us /ˈflɪm.zəl.i/ flimsilyadverb(NOT STRONGLY) in a way that iseasilybrokenordestroyed, or that does not give muchprotection: Thehutswere flimsilyconstructedand did notkeepout therain. Flimsilyclothedmodelsstoodbeside the newcars. More examples Considering howexpensivethey were, theblockswere flimsilybuilt. Asignis flimsilysuspendedabove thedoorway. Shipscarryingbulkcargoessplitinhalfin themiddleof theocean,simplybecause they werebuilttoo flimsily. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fragile and breakable breakable brittle crumbly delicacy delicate dodgy fissile flaky flimsiness flimsy fragile fragility frail friable ramshackle rickety tenuous tenuously flimsilyadverb(DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE) in a way that isweakanddifficulttobelieve: Theallegationsagainst him were flimsilybased. The flimsilysourcedrumoursmade it intonewspapersacrossthecountry. More examples They had tofallback on flimsilysupportedanecdote. Theplotis flimsilyuninteresting. Theabilityofreporterstoprotecttheirsourcesisbasedsomewhatflimsily on aninterpretationof the US Constitution. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Impossible and improbable apt aptness be out of the questionidiom be pissing in the windidiom beggar doubt fat chanceidiom fear flimsiness goodbye goodbye tosomethingidiom impenetrably implausibility nail nohow not have a snowball's chance in hellidiom one in a millionidiom pig pigs might flyidiom unicorn See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Weakness and vulnerability Not believable See flimsy (Definition offlimsilyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) Examplesofflimsily flimsily I suggest that we need some guarantee that the appliance will be secure and notflimsilybuilt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even employers of labour say those houses have beenflimsilybuilt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is bold subject handledflimsilyand doesn't come close to believable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/flimsily##
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