flimsy

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flim·sy /ˈflɪmzi/ adjectiveadj

1 THIN OBJECT OR MATERIALflimsy cloth or clothing is light and thin 〔布或衣服〕轻而薄的

a flimsy cotton dress

一件又轻又薄的棉布连衣裙

2 BREAKsomething that is flimsy is not strong or well-made, and will break easily 脆弱的，易损坏的

a flimsy wooden building

不牢固的木屋

► see thesaurus at weak

3 a flimsy agreement is weak and can easily be damaged or broken 〔协议〕脆弱的，不牢靠的

a flimsy alliance between the two tribal groups

两个部落间脆弱的联盟

4 BELIEVEa flimsy argument or excuse does not seem very likely and people do not believe it 〔论点、借口〕不可信的 OPP convincing

The evidence against him is extremely flimsy.

指控他的证据根本站不住脚。

a flimsy excuse

站不住脚的借口

—flimsily adverbadv

—flimsiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

flimsy• The evidence against him is very flimsy.• After all, he had little to go on - the evidence was too flimsy.• Lucien enjoyed spending time in his company, but anticipated the day when this flimsy alliance would end.• In some spots, villagers were building cinder-block houses, a sturdy if ugly improvement over their flimsy bamboo shacks.• It was impossible for me to sleep under a single flimsy blanket on such a cold night.• Do you have a flimsy, glass-panelled back door?• Alice struggled out of the flimsy pink nightgown and tossed it at the foot of the bed.• It was almost a shock to realise that there were actually big waves out beyond the flimsy rim of woven basketwork.• She punched tiny discs from a flimsy sheet of iron foil and placed them in the anvil.• flimsy underwear• a shantytown of flimsy wood and tin structures

evidence ... flimsy• After all, he had little to go on - the evidence was too flimsy.

Origin flimsy

(1700-1800) Probably from → FILM1 “very thin layer”

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