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

• Gossamer is floating in calm air.
  空中飘浮着游丝。
• Rational optical path and circuit design can produce high-quality gossamer lines.
  经合理的光路设计及电路控制能得到高质量的游丝线条。
• Have I ever left behind any gossamer traces at all?
  我留下了任何细微的踪迹了吗？
• 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。
• This is gossamer season.
  这是游丝的季节。
• Looking over the damp sod in the direction of the sun, a glistening ripple of gossamer webs was visible to their eyes under the luminary, like the track of moonlight on the sea.
  朝太阳方向的湿润的草地上望去，只见游丝一样的蛛网在太阳下起伏，形成闪亮的细小波浪，好像洒落在海浪中的天上月光。
• 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。
• Let me think and find that thread of gossamer!
  让我想一想，来设法找到自己的那条蜘蛛丝。
• So this evening, was it Jonny gossamer enough for you?
  今天晚上乔尼葛瑟姆让你受罪了吗？
• 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。