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

• 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。
• 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。
• Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
  她的四肢非常纤细，几乎是透明的。
• A good, if rather insubstantial, first novel.
  虽有些差强人意，也算是第一本好小说。
• In the rapid developing era, the concrete economic activities have been replaced by the new and insubstantial activities, and the rights is transforming into the securities, which are more abstract and liquid.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。
• 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。
• Ingenious applications of substantial and insubstantial blows are incorporated in the movements and forces of Wushu.
  巧妙应用程序的大量和虚的打击是在运动和力的武术成立为法团的。
• 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。
• 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。