flimsily
adverb uk/ˈflɪm.zəl.i/ us/ˈflɪm.zəl.i/
(NOT STRONGLY)
很薄地;易破地;易损坏地
in a way that is easily broken or destroyed, or that does not give much protection
The huts were flimsily constructed and did not keep out the rain.
Flimsily clothed models stood beside the new cars. 衣着单薄的模特站在新车的旁边。
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- Considering how expensive they were, the blocks were flimsily built.
- A sign is flimsily suspended above the doorway.
- Ships carrying bulk cargoes split in half in the middle of the ocean, simply because they were built too flimsily.
(DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE)
不足信地;站不住脚地
in a way that is weak and difficult to believe
The allegations against him were flimsily based. 对他的指控缺乏依据。
The flimsily sourced rumours made it into newspapers across the country.
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- They had to fall back on flimsily supported anecdote.
- The plot is flimsily uninteresting.
- The ability of reporters to protect their sources is based somewhat flimsily on an interpretation of the US Constitution.
See: flimsy