gossamer

英 [ˈɡɒsəmə(r)]

美 [ˈɡɑːsəmər]

n.  蛛丝; 薄纱; 精细织物

GRE

BNC.33064 / COCA.22515

牛津词典

noun

• 蛛丝
  the very fine thread made by spiders
• 薄纱；精细织物
  any very light delicate material
  1. a gown of gossamer silk
     丝绸女裙服
  2. the gossamer wings of a dragonfly
     薄如轻纱的蜻蜓翅膀

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 蛛丝般的；轻薄的；纤细的
  You usegossamerto indicate that something is very light, thin, or delicate.
  1. ...the daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace.
     完全以黑色蕾丝为材质的样式大胆的轻薄衣裙

英英释义

noun

• filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
  Synonym:cobweb
• a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

adj

• characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
  1. this smallest and most ethereal of birds
  2. gossamer shading through his playing
  Synonym:ethereal
• so thin as to transmit light
  1. a hat with a diaphanous veil
  2. filmy wings of a moth
  3. gauzy clouds of dandelion down
  4. gossamer cobwebs
  5. sheer silk stockings
  6. transparent chiffon
  7. vaporous silks
  Synonym:diaphanousfilmygauzygauze-likesee-throughsheertransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby

双语例句

• He was merely floating those gossamer threads of thought which, like the spider's, he hoped would lay hold somewhere.
  他只是让自己的思绪像游丝般地飘浮着，指望这思绪像蜘蛛丝一样，会挂在什么地方。
• In some angiosperm the seeds are equipped with gossamer wings, like the dandelion and milkweed seeds.
  有些被子植物的种子有蛛丝般的翅膀，例如蒲公英和乳草属植物的种子。
• Gossamer is floating in calm air.
  空中飘浮着游丝。
• This approach completely eliminates adjustment difficulties caused by mechanical gossamer location, errors caused by gossamer deformation, high production costs, and so on.
  这种方法彻底消除了机械游丝定位带来的调整困难、游丝变形所引起的误差及制作成本高等不利因素。
• His arms, holding my arms up gently and firmly, made me feel gossamer.
  他的双臂坚定而温柔地托起我的胳膊，使我感到轻飘飘的。
• Have I ever left behind any gossamer traces at all?
  我留下了任何细微的踪迹了吗？
• They seem to consider their networks to be fragile, gossamer things, able to collapse in a strong breeze ( or under the weight of a bunch of iPhone users.)
  他们似乎觉得自己的网络弱不禁风，一定数量的iPhone用户产生的负载，就可以把它压垮。
• Softly the gossamer floats over spring pavilions, Gently the willow fluff wafts to the embroidered screen.
  游丝软系飘春榭，落絮轻沾扑绣帘。
• A male forest chaser dragonfly displays its gossamer wings in Taiwan.
  台湾一只雄性的森林猎者蜻蜓展示它丝网般的翅膀。
• The gossamer strands, slowly overtaking a lakefront peninsula, emit a fetid odor, perhaps from the dead insects entwined in the silk.
  日积月累地盘据半岛上湖滨地带的蜘蛛丝散发出恶臭，可能是蜘蛛丝上昆虫遗体腐化所致。