Lacking material substance;insubstantial .

不实在的缺乏实际物质的;不实在的

In another sense, any person with the kind of mind tending to have what might be called visionary leanings, who regards the things around us as fleeting and insubstantial and aspires to a higher world, may be spoken of as a Platonist

从另一种意义上说，凡是认为世界是不确定的、非实质性的，并且幻想存在一个更高世界的人，都可以被看作是一个柏拉图主义者。

Out of the shifting, insubstantial mists that had so long baffled his eye, there leaped up the sudden, definite presentment of a fiend

从那些长期遮住他视线的虚无缥渺的迷雾中，现在突然跳出了一个有血有肉的恶魔!

Something that is airy,insubstantial ,or passing.

过眼烟云虚幻的、不现实的或短暂存在的东西

an insubstantial vision

幻景.

Something unreal,insubstantial ,or imaginary.

幻想不真实，不实在，或被想象出来的某个事物

Something illusory or insubstantial .

幻想或妄想幻想中的不真实的事物

Something shadowy and insubstantial .

幻影像影子的和虚幻的东西

The rest were an insubstantial pageant .

其余的都不过是华而不实的过眼烟云罢了。

The rest were an insubstantial pageant

其余的人都不过是华而不实的过眼烟云罢了。

Something insubstantial ,worthless,or fleeting.

无实质之物没有实质、没有价值或飞逝的东西

The insubstantial product of one’s imagination

想像中的虚幻之物

Lodge: Originally an insubstantial dwelling, or one erected for a temporary occupational purpose (e.g., woodcutting or masonry)or for use during the hunting season.

小屋:原为供短期使用(例如伐木或采石)或狩猎季节居住的简易住房。

imaginary and insubstantial victories

臆想和空想的胜利

finite personalities are insubstantial fragments of this engulfing spiritual unity

有限的人格是这种兼容并包的精神统一的非实体的碎片。

Early aircraft were insubstantial constructions of wood and glue

早期的飞行器是木头和胶粘合的脆弱机器

an insubstantial accusation

证据不足的控告.

The book fails, though, to explain why Thompson was so fascinating. It tells of his talents, knowledge, contacts, wit and urbanity, but it does not convince. He remains an elusive, insubstantial figure, if a very sad one, summed up by a journalist who knew him: “At the end, these foreigners realise they have no home.”

不过这本书却未能解释为何汤普森如此魅力非凡。书中讲述了他的天赋、知识、社交、智慧和礼貌，但却不能令人信服。对读者而言，他仍是个难以捉摸、缺乏现实感的人物，但悲剧色彩浓厚。一个了解他的记者这样总结道：“最后，这些外国人都意识到他们没有家园。”

“So far we have delivered most oil to Europe . . . The Asia-Pacific region has received insubstantial volumes. ”

“迄今我国的大部分石油出口到欧洲……而亚太地区得到的数量不大。”

A beautiful but insubstantial girl, in 1943 she ran off with the much older Charlie Chaplin.

1943年，这位充满幻想的美丽女孩与比其年长许多的查理·卓别林私奔。

Obama brushes aside the notion that his rhetoric is insubstantial .

奥巴马不理会那些认为他言辞空洞的见解。

Obama brushed * aside the notion that his rhetoric is insubstantial . He says he would inspire the people to come together to solve problems

奥巴马对那些说他华丽的辞藻是无用的言论不予理睬。他说他会激励人们一起解决问题。

Obama brushes aside the notion that his rhetoric is insubstantial . He says he would inspire people to come together to solve problems.

奥巴马漠视那些说他的语言不实际的言论。他表示将鼓励人们一起来解决问题。

They failed on both counts, though there was lots of worthy if insubstantial talk about open and transparent energy markets.

但两方面的谈判均以失败告终，取而代之的是大量关于开放和透明的能源市场的空谈。

Gordon Brown and Tony Blair were suckers for flashy but insubstantial ideas about transformation.

戈登·布朗和托尼·布莱尔偏爱有关改革华而不实的想法。

At sunset the pier becomes a work of art, as insubstantial as a barred cloud floating on the fiery waves.

日落的时候这个码头就成为一件艺术杰作，它就像是一朵被栅栏拦住的飘忽的云，在如火般红的波浪上浮动。

It can’t, because by itself the $600 billion it represents is, like my five dollars, insubstantial and ghostlike.

它不能，因为就如同我手中的五美元一样，六千亿美元所代表的只是一个虚无的幽灵。

the rise of insubstantial fire

虚火上炎

insubstantial yin and flourishing yang

阴虚阳亢