| 词汇 | flimsily |
| 释义 | flimsily adverb uk /ˈflɪm.zəl.i/ us /ˈflɪm.zəl.i/ flimsilyadverb (NOT STRONGLY)in a way that is easily broken or destroyed, or that does not give much protection : 很薄地;易破地;易损坏地 The huts were flimsily constructed and did not keep out the rain. Flimsily clothed models stood beside the new cars.衣着单薄的模特站在新车的旁边。 Considering how expensive they were, the blocks were flimsily built. A sign is flimsily suspended above the doorway. Ships carrying bulk cargoes split in half in the middle of the ocean, simply because they were built too flimsily. Fragile and breakable breakable brittle cobwebby crumbly delicacy delicate delicate operation dodgy fissile flaky flimsiness flimsy fragile fragility frail friable ramshackle rickety tenuous tenuously flimsilyadverb (DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE)in a way that is weak and difficult to believe: 不足信地;站不住脚地 The allegations against him were flimsily based.对他的指控缺乏依据。 The flimsily sourced rumours made it into newspapers across the country. They had to fall back on flimsily supported anecdote. The plot is flimsily uninteresting. The ability of reporters to protect their sources is based somewhat flimsily on an interpretation of the US Constitution. Impossible and improbable apt aptness be out of the questionidiom be pissing in the windidiom beggar flimsiness goodbye goodbye to somethingidiom hopeless case impenetrably implausibility nail nohow not a chance not have a snowball's chance in hellidiom one in a millionidiom pig piss snowball unicorn You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Weakness and vulnerability Not believable Seeflimsy Examples of flimsilyflimsily I suggest that we need some guarantee that the appliance will be secure and not flimsily built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even employers of labour say those houses have been flimsily built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is bold subject handled flimsily and 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. |
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