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

• Water also is insubstantial; by that I mean you cannot grasp hold of it, you cannot punch it and hurt it.
  水也是没有实体的，这样说是指你无法抓住水，你无法击打它、伤害它。
• Imaginary and insubstantial victories;
  臆想和空想的胜利；
• 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。
• The Asia-Pacific region has received insubstantial volumes.
  而亚太地区得到的数量不大。
• 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。
• A good, if rather insubstantial, first novel.
  虽有些差强人意，也算是第一本好小说。
• It's really insubstantial information though, because anyone that understands the Blizzard dEVElopment process and core values we're all about iterating. It's not done until it's done.
  但是这条信息是完全失实的，因为任何了解暴雪的开发进程以及我们所一直重复的核心价值观的人都知道，在它完成之前绝不说完成。
• 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。
• At same time, peer language plays constructive role on diversifying insubstantial course, dynamic of static program and dominance of hidden curriculum.
  并且同侪语言对课程具有一元课程多元化、静态课程动态化和隐性课程显性化的建设作用。
• Art space is insubstantial, but it is real art quality. Therefore, the two dimensionality is access to art feild.
  艺术空间都是虚幻的，是艺术的空间，而二维性是接近艺术本质的。