英 [ˈtenjuəs] 美 [ˈtenjuəs]
adj. 纤细的；稀薄的；贫乏的
tenuous /ˈtɛnjʊəs/ TEM8
形容词 If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone's position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak. 脆弱的
He did not speculate on the future of his tenuous career.
他没有考虑到自己不稳定的职业前景。
稀薄的
... tenable a. 可守的,可主张的,有条理的, tenuous 脆弱的、不可靠的 terrestrial n. 地球上的人 ...
... plausible 貌似可信的 tenuous 纤细的 phosphorescence 磷光；鬼火 ...
... tentative adj. 暂时的；实验性的 tenuous adj. 稀薄的，纤细的 tepid adj. 微温的 ...
He did not speculate on the future of his tenuous career.
他没有考虑到自己不稳定的职业前景。
His links with the organization turned out to be, at best, tenuous.
最后证实他与这个组织的关系充其量不过是不即不离罢了。
The picture was that of a long tenuous line stretching from bizerte to gafsa.
图片上是从比塞大延至盖夫萨的一条长而脆弱的阵线。
The title comes from one of her thoughts during this time: "These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections - sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent that happened after I was gone."
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And if this myth of origins were the fabrication of a later writer, then surely they would have written the story in such a way as to give their ancestors a less tenuous hold or claim, connection, to the land.
如果这个神话的开端是后世作者伪造的，那他们当然会像这样在故事中赋予其祖先较强的控制力,或者说所有权，建立其与这片土地较为紧密的联系。
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So how to strike the tenuous balance between keeping employees happy and paying them a reasonable rate?
The rural 5-acre property surrounded by forest has a tenuous water supply from a well.
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There is a relationship between a weak yen and growth, but it's more tenuous.