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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His world is, on the whole, made wonderfully interesting. But it is insubstantial.
  他的世界大体说来写得非常有趣。但是虚构的。
• Behind the veneer, commercial interests are vying furiously for gold. The sums involved make Russian weightlifters look insubstantial.
  在这种掩饰背后，商业利益为金钱展开了猛烈的争夺，所涉金额庞大得连俄罗斯举重选手都相形见绌。
• 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。
• The Asia-Pacific region has received insubstantial volumes.
  而亚太地区得到的数量不大。
• The biggest problem is that their own brands of these companies were weak and insubstantial, so the best solution out of the woods for those companies is to build their own brands as soon as possible.
  这些企业最大的问题在于自主品牌的虚弱及缺失，而尽快建立自己的品牌是它们走出困境的最佳选择。
• Under the influence of demanding energy crisis, bioenergy research has resulted insubstantial development.
  在愈演愈烈的能源危机影响下，生物能源的研究得到长足发展。
• In the process of binding with the film aesthetic and applying the traditional culture, Chinese film is able to build it's own the mutual promotion between the substantial and the insubstantial and conception beyond images.
  在与电影美学的契合中，在弘扬传统文化的过程中，中国电影能够构建出虚实相生、境生象外的美学品格。