- 词义辨析
weak, feeble, infirm
这三个词共同的意思是“弱的”。它们的区别是:weak用于修饰人、人的身体及其各部分器官,为最普通用语; feeble多指体格、脉搏、声音等“虚弱的,无力气的”,语气较weak强且庄重。例如:Her pulse was very feeble.她的脉搏很微弱。infirm特指因年老而衰弱。例如:My grandpa is infirm with age.我祖父年老体衰。
weak,feeble,frail,fragile
这些形容词均有“虚弱的,乏力的”之意。weak普通用词,指缺乏应有的力量,可用于身体、意志或精神。feeble指身体衰弱无力,精力几乎耗尽,含令人怜悯的意味。frail多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。fragile可与frail换用,但语气强,侧重脆弱,指人容易生病,指物容易破碎。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
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- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
单词解说1
weak的基本意思是“弱的,无力的”,用于人可修饰人体或人体的某个器官,也可修饰人的意志。用于物时可指某物的性能不好,即“功能不佳的”,也可指某物在理论上让人无法信服,即“无说服力的,无力的”。weak还可指“稀的,稀释的”“未达高标准的”。
单词解说2
weak在句中可用作表语,也可用作定语。用作定语时,其后可接具体名词或抽象名词,作表语时,其后可接介词短语、动词不定式或that从句。
重要短语
weak point弱点(心理或身体上的残疾);缺点
weak link薄弱环节;弱键
weak force弱作用力;弱核力;弱相互作用
weak acid弱酸
- 双语例句 更多例句
The owner said the bird may have escaped through a weak spot in the aviary...
鸟的主人说这只鸟可能是从鸟舍一处不结实的地方逃走的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive...
随着对政府软弱和优柔寡断的批评愈演愈烈,情况终于有了变化。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The chief editorial writer also blames weak leadership for the current crisis.
首席社论员也把当前的危机归咎于领导层软弱无力。
柯林斯词典例句库
When the economy is weak, it's very hard for suppliers to raise their prices.
经济疲软时供货商很难提价。
柯林斯词典例句库
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car.
我一时心软,同意她借用汽车。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate...
挨打前坎坦科的视力就一直很弱,不过也还勉强看得见。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He was a nice doctor, but a weak man who wasn't going to stick his neck out...
他是位为人和蔼的医生,但胆小怕事,不敢冒什么风险。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners...
美元疲软意味着美国的产品对外国人来说相对便宜。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The claim exposed a weak point in the structure of facts upon which his argument rested...
这一主张暴露了支撑他论点的论据结构的一个弱点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Do you think the prosecution made any particular errors, or did they just have a weak case?...
你认为公诉人犯了什么错误呢,还是根本就是证据不足?
柯林斯高阶英语词典
You may very well be asked what your weak points are. Don't try to claim you don't have any...
你很可能会被问到有什么缺点。不要试图声称自己没有任何缺点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The molecules in regular liquids are held together by relatively weak bonds...
常规液体里分子之间的键合力相对较弱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 相关词组
- weak curd组织细嫩[硬度不够]的凝块(缺陷);
- weak beer[食品] 淡啤酒;
- weak points缺点;弱点;
- weak in软弱
- weak tea淡茶;淡茶一杯
- as weak as a cat身体虚弱, 意志薄弱;
- feel weak无力;
- weak hands[财]弱手;
- be weak in差,不擅长于…;
- weak link弱键,薄弱环节;
- weak reference弱引用;弱参考
- as weak as wateradv.弱不禁风;身体虚弱
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak心有余而力不足
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