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flimsy adj.轻而薄得；易坏的；不足信的n.复写纸；薄纸副本 (1) 她穿一件薄连衣裙。(2) 那是一个不结实的纸箱。(3) 指控他的证据不足信。(4) 仔细想想这个问题就会发现它其实毫无根据。 A flimsy object and a flimsy objection or excuse are both without weight and are easy to knock down. You can see right through a flimsy curtain, and you can see right through a flimsy lie. If a tent or house of cards is flimsy, it will fall down with a slight breeze, and if your story isn't convincing anyone, it's probably weak and flimsy enough to flatten, too.

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英 ['flɪmzi] 美 ['flɪmzi] (1) She wore a flimsy dress.(2) It is a flimsy cardboard box.(3) The evidence against him was flimsy.(4) A close inspection of this argument would reveal how flimsy it is. You can describe weak, thin, and fragile things as flimsy. Onion smells are strong, onion skins are flimsy. Blaming onions for making you cry during a sad movie, that's a flimsy excuse, when there are no onions in the theater. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不结实的；劣质的；不牢固的 A flimsy object is weak because it is made of a weak material, or is badly made. ...a flimsy wooden door.很不结实的木门...a pair of flimsy shoes.一双做工粗劣的鞋2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](衣服或布料)薄的，不御寒的 Flimsy cloth or clothing is thin and does not give much protection. ...a very flimsy pink chiffon nightgown.薄如蝉翼的粉色雪纺绸睡衣3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]站不住脚的；不足信的 If you describe something such as evidence or an excuse as flimsy, you mean that it is not very good or convincing. The charges were based on very flimsy evidence.这些指控建立在非常不具说服力的证据上。

英语单词	flimsy
英美音标	英 ['flɪmzi] 美 ['flɪmzi]
中文释义	adj.轻而薄得；易坏的；不足信的 n.复写纸；薄纸副本
英语例句	(1) She wore a flimsy dress. (2) It is a flimsy cardboard box. (3) The evidence against him was flimsy. (4) A close inspection of this argument would reveal how flimsy it is.
中文例句	(1) 她穿一件薄连衣裙。 (2) 那是一个不结实的纸箱。 (3) 指控他的证据不足信。 (4) 仔细想想这个问题就会发现它其实毫无根据。
vocabulary简明	You can describe weak, thin, and fragile things as flimsy. Onion smells are strong, onion skins are flimsy. Blaming onions for making you cry during a sad movie, that's a flimsy excuse, when there are no onions in the theater.
vocabulary扩展	A flimsy object and a flimsy objection or excuse are both without weight and are easy to knock down. You can see right through a flimsy curtain, and you can see right through a flimsy lie. If a tent or house of cards is flimsy, it will fall down with a slight breeze, and if your story isn't convincing anyone, it's probably weak and flimsy enough to flatten, too.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不结实的；劣质的；不牢固的 A flimsy object is weak because it is made of a weak material, or is badly made. ...a flimsy wooden door. 很不结实的木门 ...a pair of flimsy shoes. 一双做工粗劣的鞋 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](衣服或布料)薄的，不御寒的 Flimsy cloth or clothing is thin and does not give much protection. ...a very flimsy pink chiffon nightgown. 薄如蝉翼的粉色雪纺绸睡衣 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]站不住脚的；不足信的 If you describe something such as evidence or an excuse as flimsy, you mean that it is not very good or convincing. The charges were based on very flimsy evidence. 这些指控建立在非常不具说服力的证据上。

Flimsy Weak Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Evidence Describe Onion Object