| 词汇 | feeble |
| 释义 | feeble adjective uk /ˈfiː.bəl/ us /ˈfiː.bəl/ C2 weak and without energy, strength, or power: 虚弱的；衰弱的，无力的 He was a feeble, helpless old man.他是一个虚弱无助的老人。 The little lamp gave only a feeble light.这盏小灯只发出一点微弱的光。 Opposition to the plan was rather feeble.对这个计划的反对声相当无力。 not physically strong weakShe was too tired and weak to finish the race. feebleMany of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship. punyHe was puny as a child. weedyUKI was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book. frailA frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street. C2 not effective or good: 无效的；不佳的 a feeble joke/excuse干巴巴的笑话／站不住脚的借口 Weakness and vulnerability Achilles heel asthenia at a low ebbidiom atonic atony fragility frail glass jaw helpless helplessly shakiness shaky sitting duck sitting target soft target weakling weakly weakness weedy wetly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Useless and futile Related wordfeebly feeble | American Dictionaryfeeble adjective us/ˈfi·bəl/ weak: a feeble joke He’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around. Examples of feeblefeeble Not much: gravitation is feebler than magnetism or electricity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the base there are about nine less strongly tuberculated spiral threads with feebler threads between. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They described themselves in their own words as capable and incapable, able and unable, beautiful and decrepit, funny and feeble. The gender of nouns, on the other hand, has only a feeble conceptual basis. After eating the plants for seven days, we became very feeble and could not see things clearly. The disturbances to be accommodated through the operation of this feeble wage-adjustment mechanism were unprecedented in scope. Finding his pockets empty, they suspected him of feeble-mindedness. His health grew ever feebler and his genius dimmer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The evidence was also felt to reveal the likelihood of a higher than normal birth rate amongst the feeble-minded. Feeble-minded children are defined as those who appear to be 'permanently incapable' of receiving proper benefit from teaching in ordinary schools. I pay close attention to ensuring that my body does not become feeble like it was before. Note that this acceleration would always happen, however feeble the current supply, provided one waited long enough. Between 1648 and 1656, a string of twelve incapable and feeble sadrazams served terms of one to twelve months in office. The proposed structural reforms, with the exception of the pension reform and the labour reform, typically met feeble or fragmented opposition from the labour movement. In the world of the human, all too human, it has something uncomfortably feeble about it. See all examples of feeble These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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