weak

英[wiːk] 美[wiːk]
  • adj. 弱的;虚弱的;无力的;差的;淡薄的
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星级词汇:
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 弱的,疲软的,差的
    2. 虚弱的,无力的,无生气的
    3. 懦弱的,软弱的
    4. 稀薄的,稀释的,稀的
    5. 不能令人信服的,不能说服人的
    6. 微弱的,不充分的
    7. 隐约的,淡薄的
    8. 易破的
    9. 弱变化的
    10. 不牢固的
    n. (名词)
    1. 剑身弱部
    v. (动词)
    1. 使变淡
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 弱的,无力气的,易毁坏的,容易被击败的 lacking strength or power; easily broken, bent or defeated
    2. 功能不佳的 not functioning properly
    3. 无说服力的,无力的 not convincing or forceful
    4. 稀的,稀释的 containing a high proportion of water; dilute
    5. 未达高标准的,有缺陷的 not achieving a high standard; deficient

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. wanting in physical strength;

    "a weak pillar"

  2. overly diluted; thin and insipid;

    "washy coffee"
    "watery milk"
    "weak tea"

  3. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress;

    "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"
    "a weak stress on the second syllable"

  4. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings;

    "I'm only a fallible human"
    "frail humanity"

  5. tending downward in price;

    "a weak market for oil stocks"

  6. deficient or lacking in some skill;

    "he's weak in spelling"

  7. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality;

    "a feeble old woman"
    "her body looked sapless"

  8. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

  9. not having authority, political strength, or governing power;

    "a weak president"

  10. deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc;

    "a faint outline"
    "the wan sun cast faint shadows"
    "the faint light of a distant candle"
    "weak colors"
    "a faint hissing sound"
    "a faint aroma"
    "a weak pulse"

  11. likely to fail under stress or pressure;

    "the weak link in the chain"

  12. deficient in intelligence or mental power;

    "a weak mind"

1. His hands were too weak to cock his revolver.
他的手没劲儿,扳不动左轮手枪的扳机。

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2. Matt is weak and dependent, but you love him all the same.
马特软弱无能且依赖性强,但我们照样爱他。

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3. Despite some artful editing, the anthology is a weak one.
除了编辑上的一些巧妙之处,这本选集乏善可陈。

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4. Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.
潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。

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5. The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt.
这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The troops were too weak to withstand.
      军队太弱了,抵挡不住下一次进攻。
    2. The small weak child became the scorn of the class.
      这个瘦小软弱的孩子成为全班嘲笑的对象。
    3. He was too weak even to lift his hand.
      他虚弱得连手都抬不起来。
    4. She felt weak from lack of sleep.
      她由于睡眠不足感到浑身无力。
    5. Your argument is too weak to convince me
      你的论点太薄弱了,说服不了我。
    6. A person with weak sight cannot see far.
      视力差的人不能看得很远。
    7. According to the direction, we need a weak sugar solution.
      按照指示,我们要用少放糖的配方。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. She spoke in a weak voice.
      她有气无力地说话。
    2. Don't stand on that chair, it's got a weak leg.
      那张椅子有一条腿不结实,不要站在上面。
    3. We need strong leaders, not weak ones.
      我们需要强有力的而不是软弱的领导。
    4. A weak fort can be easily captured.
      不坚固的堡垒很容易被攻破。
    5. That was an incredibly weak answer.
      那是一个令人难以置信的缺乏说服力的回答。
    6. “Stepped” is a weak form. stepped
      是规则变化的形式。
    用作表语 S+be+~
    1. Her pulse is weak; she must be very ill.
      她的脉搏微弱,必定病得很厉害。
    2. She is not so weak as she looks.
      她并不像看上去的那么虚弱。
    3. I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.
      在戒烟问题上我意志很弱。
    4. The young man is rather weak and may be easily led astray by bad companions.
      这位年轻人意志薄弱,很容易被坏人引入邪路。
    5. The arguments in favor of the proposal are very weak.
      赞成这个建议的观点没有说服力。
    6. Her French is rather weak.
      她的法语相当差。
    7. The tea is weak.
      这茶很淡。
    8. The play was well acted, but I thought the plot was a bit weak.
      这部戏演得不错,但我认为戏的情节平淡了一点。
    S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
    1. She was weak from a long illness.
      她因长期生病而十分虚弱。
    2. She is weak in the legs.
      她感到两腿软弱无力。
    3. The supports were too weak for the weight of the load.
      所载的分量很重,已经不住了。
    4. The old man is weak in body but not in mind.
      这位老人体衰而心不老。
    5. She is weak in classic literature.
      她不懂古典文学。
    6. Her school report shows that she is weak at arithmetic and biology.
      从她的学习成绩单可以看出她算术和生物成绩差。
    7. She is a little weak in spelling.
      她在拼写方面较差。
    8. I am weak on names.
      我记不住名字。
    S+be+too ~+to- v
    1. The flu victim was too weak to walk.
      这位流感病人虚弱得连路都走不动。
    2. The walls are too weak to hold up the roof.
      这些墙太不结实,支撑不了房顶。
    S+be+~+that-clause
    1. The teacher's so weak that the children do what they like.
      这老师太软弱了,孩子们因此可以为所欲为。
adj. (形容词)
  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”。
  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。
adj. (形容词)
weak, feeble, infirm
  • 这三个词的共同意思是“弱的”。其区别是:
  • 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。
  • 用作形容词 (adj.)
    a weak moment
      易被说服或诱惑的时刻 time when one is unusually easily persuaded or tempted
    weak at the knees
      一时两腿发软站不住 temporarily hardly able to stand because of emotion, fear, illness, etc.
    weak in the head
      愚蠢的 stupid
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词 副词+~ ~+动词不定式 ~+介词