flimsy

['flimzi]

adj.轻而薄得, 易坏的, 不足信的
n.复写纸,薄纸副本

a.

1. 脆弱的; 易损坏的; 轻薄的

She felt cold in her flimsy dress.

她穿着单薄的衣服觉得很冷。

2. (借口、辩解等)浅薄的, 不周密的

He made a flimsy excuse.

他说了一个站不住脚的借口。

n.

薄纸; 复写纸; 打字纸[C]

词形变化

副词: flimsily | 形容词比较级: flimsier | 形容词最高级: flimsiest | 名词: flimsiness | 名词复数: flimsies |

词义辨析

同义:

a.易坏的; 脆弱的

slight  frail  weak  delicate  dainty  fragile  

同义参见:

breakable  lame  thin  frangible  aerial  limp  

反义参见:

firm  strong  

英英释义

名词 flimsy:

a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

同义词：onionskin

形容词 flimsy:

lacking solidity or strength and liable to break

同义词：fragile

having little substance or significance

同义词：slight, tenuous, thin

very thin and insubstantial

同义词：light

resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness

补充

flimsyflimsy英:[ˈflimzi] 美:[ˈflɪmzi]adj.1.(指布或材料)轻而薄的She felt cold in her flimsy dress.她穿得单薄所以觉得冷。2.不结实的; 易损坏的The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.风暴刮平了村民们居住的脆弱的木屋。3.软弱无力的; 不足信的

例句

1. a flimsy doorframe松动的门框 2. a bedroom divided into two by a flimsy partition用薄薄的隔板一分为二的卧室 3. a pair of inelegant and flimsy shoes一双样式粗笨、材料单薄的鞋子 4. a very flimsy pink chiffon nightgown薄如蝉翼的粉红色雪纺绸睡衣 5. The charges were based on very flimsy evidence.这些指控是建立在非常不具有说服力的证据上的。 6. a flimsy barrier.脆弱的屏障。 7. the flimsy garment fell from her.薄薄的衣服从她身上滑落。 8. a pretty flimsy excuse.相当苍白无力的借口。 9. credit-card flimsies.信用卡复印件。 10. sheets of yellow flimsy.大张黄色薄纸。 11. a flimsy bookcase不结实的书架 12. a flimsy blouse容易穿破的女衬衫 13. a flimsy building不牢固的建筑 14. flimsy construction不牢固的构造 15. a flimsy piece of material不结实的材料 16. a flimsy [=weak] excuse站不住脚的借口 17. They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.对他的指控，他们有的也只是很不可信的证据。 18. a movie with a flimsy plot情节经不起推敲的电影 19. flimsily [=weakly] constructed修建得不牢固