insubstantial

英 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

美 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

adj.  不大的; 不坚固的; 不重要的; 非真实的; 非实体的; 虚幻的

GRE

BNC.19028 / COCA.21275

牛津词典

adj.

• 不大的；不坚固的；不重要的
  not very large, strong or important
  1. an insubstantial construction of wood and glue
     用木头和胶粘合的简单构造
  2. an insubstantial argument
     不充实的论据
• 非真实的；非实体的；虚幻的
  not real or solid
  1. as insubstantial as a shadow
     虚无缥缈

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不大的;不坚固的;脆弱的
  Something that isinsubstantialis not large, solid, or strong.
  1. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide...
     火星的大气层极其稀薄,几乎全部由二氧化碳构成。
  2. Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
     她的四肢非常纤细,几乎是透明的。

英英释义

adj

• lacking material form or substance
  1. as insubstantial as a dream
  2. an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
  Synonym:unsubstantialunreal
• lacking in nutritive value
  1. the jejune diets of the very poor
  Synonym:jejune

双语例句

• Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide
  火星的大气层极其稀薄，几乎全部由二氧化碳构成。
• Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
  她的四肢非常纤细，几乎是透明的。
• Early aircraft were insubstantial constructions of wood and glue.
  早期的飞行器是木头和胶粘合的脆弱机器。
• In the rapid developing era, the concrete economic activities have been replaced by the new and insubstantial activities, and the rights is transforming into the securities, which are more abstract and liquid.
  飞速发展的信息时代，实实在在的经济活动被虚拟成全新的形式，权利成了更为抽象而极具流动性的证券。
• An insubstantial or vague semblance.
  不实在的模糊的表象。
• He moved though the house, as silent and insubstantial as a shadow.
  他穿过房子，像安静而又虚幻的影子一样。
• She wore a pale, floating dress and looked wraithlike and insubstantial.
  她穿着一件浅色的，飘动着的连衣裙，看上去像幽灵一样，虚无缥缈。
• Cotton T-shirts and gauzy skirts aren't the only things that feel flimsy when the temperature drops& a lightweight face lotion seems equally insubstantial.
  当天气转冷时，不仅棉T恤和纱裙会显得太薄，脸上只擦一薄层润肤露也是不够的。
• Finite personalities are insubstantial fragments of this engulfing spiritual unity.
  有限的人格是这种兼容并包的精神统一的非实体的碎片。
• Sound of birds in landscape is important aspect of insubstantial scene, reflecting the ecological property of landscape.
  园林设计中鸟声是园林虚景的重要方面，同时也是生态园林的具体体现。