单词 | weak |
释义 | weakweakerweakestweakweak /wiːk/ adjective1not physically strong not physically strong or not having much energy OPP strong: She’s too weak to feed herself.她虚弱得吃不动东西。Her knees felt weak.kneefeel 她感到双膝发软。He managed a weak smile.manage他挤出一丝淡淡的微笑。2likely to break unable to support a lot of weight, and likely to break: The bridge was too weak to support the weight of the traffic.be这座桥太不牢固﹐承受不住来往的车辆。3not successful not very powerful or successful: The president is now in quite a weak position.be 总统现在处于弱势。a weak economy 不景气的经济The dollar is still quite weak (=not worth very much) compared to other currencies.becomparecurrency和其他货币相比﹐美元仍很疲软。4easily influenced disapproving easily influenced by other people: a weak and indecisive man软弱而优柔寡断的男人5not good at something not very good at doing something: His spelling was weak.spellbe他拼写很差。one of the weaker students in the classweakstudent班里成绩较差的学生之一weak atI’m quite weak at maths.math 我的数学很差。Be honest about your weak points (=things you are not good at).point对自己的弱点要实事求是。6excuse/reason a weak excuse or reason is not easy to believe7drink weak drinks have little taste because they contain a lot of water: weak tea淡茶8sound/light a weak sound or light is not very loud or bright SYN faint—weaklyweakly adverb: She smiled weakly.smile她淡淡一笑。THESAURUS: weakpersonweak not physically strong or not having much energy: Women tend to be weaker than men.womanweakmanHe was feeling weak after his operation.befeelfrail weak and thin, especially because you are old: My grandmother looked old and frail.lookfeeble weak and not able to do much because you are very ill, very old, or very young: He was still too feeble to get up.beShe grew old and feeble.growdelicate weak and often becoming ill easily: As a child, she had been rather delicate.havebethingweak unable to support a lot of weight, and likely to break: The branch was too weak to support his body.befragile made of a material that breaks easily – used about something you need to handle carefully: a fragile glass bowlBe careful of those plates – they’re very fragile.platedelicate easy to break or damage – used especially about things that are thin and attractive, or about someone’s skin: The flowers are incredibly delicate.flowerbea soap for delicate skinWash delicate fabrics separately.fabricflimsy not made from good strong materials and so easy to damage: a flimsy plastic chaira flimsy wooden buildingbuildThis keyboard’s very cheap but it’s a bit flimsy.bite |
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