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

• It seems both vast and insubstantial at the same time.
  这个问题似乎很大，同时又很虚。
• An insubstantial or vague semblance.
  不实在的模糊的表象。
• When Iceland began to melt down, so to speak, it became clear that the backing of the Icelandic central bank was insubstantial.
  当冰岛开始“融化”时，人们清楚地认识到，冰岛央行的支持并不牢靠。
• 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。
• 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。
• With the more obvious trend of securitization, the growth of the insubstantial economy driven by securitization is becoming the leading sector in the whole economic growth, and the security is becoming one of the major means people possess the wealth.
  证券化的趋势日渐明显，由证券化推动形成的虚拟经济正成长为经济发展的主导部分，而证券也逐步成为人们拥有财富的重要方式。
• Some of the other campers werein swimming, along the shore, one of them with a cake of soap, and the waterfelt thin and clear and insubstantial.
  沿岸有度假者在游泳，其中一人带着一块香皂，湖水清澈透明，人仿佛是游在虚空之中。
• At same time, peer language plays constructive role on diversifying insubstantial course, dynamic of static program and dominance of hidden curriculum.
  并且同侪语言对课程具有一元课程多元化、静态课程动态化和隐性课程显性化的建设作用。
• Objcts with no collision data are insubstantial and the train will pass through them.
  没有碰撞数据的物体，在游戏中将被认为是虚幻的，如果碰撞在一起，列车将穿过它们。
• Perhaps this is why senior managers have been slow to take the question of corporate reputation seriously. It seems both vast and insubstantial at the same time.
  或许，这就是为什么高管们一直没有认真对待企业声誉问题的原因。这个问题似乎很大，同时又很虚。