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

• 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。
• And based upon the view of substantial vs. insubstantial from philosophy and aesthetics, by integrating the theoretic discuss with case analysis, the thesis demonstrates why the artistic point of substantial vs. insubstantial will exist.
  并基于哲学、美学中的虚实观点，通过理论论述与案例分析相结合的方式论证了虚实艺术观为什么会存在的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• It seems both vast and insubstantial at the same time.
  这个问题似乎很大，同时又很虚。
• A good, if rather insubstantial, first novel.
  虽有些差强人意，也算是第一本好小说。
• 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。
• 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。
• An insubstantial or vague semblance.
  不实在的模糊的表象。
• 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。