单词flimsy
adj.: 劣质的；不结实的；薄而易损坏的；不足信的
n.: 薄纸；(新闻记者用的)薄纸原稿；电报；〈俚〉钞票
网络: 脆弱的；轻而薄的；薄弱的
劣质的；不结实的:
badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used
薄而易损坏的:
thin and easily torn
不足信的:
difficult to believe
电报
〔俚语〕钞票
(新闻记者用的)薄纸原稿
柔弱的
偷工减料的
昙花一现的
简陋
不牢靠的;不堪一击,一戳即穿的
浮夸的
轻薄的
〔机〕薄壁的
没有价值的,不足取的
薄的,薄弱的
比较级：flimsier
最高级：flimsiest
复数：flimsies
adj.fragileweakdelicateinsubstantialslight
adj.sturdysound
Charities and churches are also trying to catch people that fall through the flimsy government safety net.
慈善机构和教堂也在努力帮助单薄的政府保障网络下的漏网之民。
But then, he had death living with him inside his flimsy little shirt already. Hard to see how it would matter if death came any closer.
不过，死神早已在他脆弱的身体里游弋，就算它走得更近，那又有何重要？
One would replace the flimsy "fair comment" defence (which easily gets tied up in questions of fact) with a new one of "honest opinion" .
其中之一就是把软弱无力的“公允评论”辩护（这很容易被对真实性的质疑所束缚）替换成新的“坦诚意见”辩护。
My guess was that Clarissa would not be back before midnight, so I abandoned myself to my serious, flimsy argument.
我猜想，克拉莉莎在午夜之前不会回来，于是我便沉溺在那严肃而肤浅的论点之中。
These screens look pretty flimsy and like they would fall down in an instant, yet none of them were messed up at all.
这些幕布看起来脆弱无比，就像立马就会倒塌似的。可是，它们却丝毫无损。
It was a flimsy excuse, but there was some kind of logic to it, since the US had never signed the 2001 agreement.
这个借口站不住脚，但确实多多少少说得通，因为美国从来没有签署2001年的协议。
This most visceral and ritual of actions tends to be mediated through a flimsy, poorly conceived amalgam of shapes.
这种最发自肺腑、最具仪式性动作的含义却经常因为一个轻薄且设计很差的各种形状的结合体而打折。
A previous study found that people thought water tasted worse if they drank it out of a flimsy cup, Ackerman pointed out.
Ackerman指出，之前的一项研究发现，如果用不结实的杯子喝水，人们会觉得水难喝一些。
That sounds a bit like the notoriously flimsy defence of "only obeying orders" which goes down especially badly with Germans.
这与“仅仅在服从命令”的辩护一样臭名昭著，不堪一击，尤其难以让德国人接受。
Britain"s self- image as a so- called pocket- superpower has long been a flimsy conceit ; now it will have still smaller pockets .
英国作为所谓“袖珍超级大国”的自身形象长期以来一直是在自欺欺人；如今又得把裤腰带再扎紧点了。