| 词汇 | fragile |
| 释义 | fragile adjective uk /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ us /ˈfrædʒ.əl/ C2 A fragile object is easily damaged or broken: 易损坏的；易碎的；脆弱的 Be careful with that vase - it's very fragile.拿那只花瓶要小心——它很容易碎。 Some of the more fragile items are kept in a locked case. Synonyms breakable brittle(EASILY DAMAGED) delicate(EASILY DAMAGED) easily broken breakablePut breakable ornaments on a high shelf when young children come to visit. fragileSmall mammal bones are extremely fragile. delicateThe plant has delicate white flowers. brittleThe ground was a carpet of dried leaves and brittle twigs. weakThe floors were uneven and too weak to support the heavy equipment. breaking easily weakIf trees do not get enough water they become weak. strongSteel is a very strong material. flimsyThere was only a flimsy inflatable raft between him and the raging river ricketyWe climbed up the rickety wooden stairs. fragileSome objects are too fragile to be moved between the museums. delicateShe carefully wrapped up the delicate glass ornaments. easily destroyed, ended, or made to fail: The assassination could end the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month. Seasonal illnesses expose how fragile the region's healthcare infrastructure is. Synonyms precarious vulnerable weak or in poor health, physically or mentally: He looked rather fragile after his operation. The hospital wing provides a safer environment for medically fragile children. Synonyms frail vulnerable 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. UK feeling slightly ill, upset, or tired, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol the night before: No breakfast for me, thanks - I'm feeling a little fragile after last night's party. All that was left of the bones were a few fragile fragments. Digital copies are used because the original documents are too fragile. Our vaccine supply system is fragile. This is one of the world's most fragile ecosystems. He suddenly looked old and fragile. She was in a fragile condition and needed a lot of emotional support. A cup of tea is just the thing when you're feeling fragile. Fragile and breakable breakable brittle cobwebby crumbly delicacy delicate delicate operation dodgy fissile flaky flimsily flimsiness flimsy fragility frail friable ramshackle rickety tenuous tenuously You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Weakness and vulnerability Dangers and threats Not fit & healthy Tired and making tired Headaches & dizziness Related wordfragility fragile | American Dictionaryfragile adjective us/ˈfrædʒ·əl, -ɑɪl/ easily damaged, broken, or harmed: a fragile piece of metal Their argument showed us just how fragile the teammate relationship can be. I feel fragile, as if a breath of wind could knock me over. fragilitynoun[ U ]us/frəˈdʒɪl·ɪ·t̬i/ She was a strong woman, with no hint of fragility about her. fragile | Business Englishfragile adjective uk /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ us /ˈfrædʒəl/ easily harmed, damaged, or broken: The fragile economy is under the pressure of floods at home and rising oil prices abroad. The changes would be disastrous for the fragile recovery of the UK's oil and gas industry. Examples of fragilefragile We can also learn, to take up a second of our themes, that being an outparish pauper was a fragile existence. It is not breakable and fragile like a belief waiting for the iconoclast's hammer. The intimate relationship between ageing and accumulation of economic resources was always somewhat fragile. Is her heart "little" because it is young or because it is female (and implicitly lesser and more fragile)? Second, the fragile nature of existing voluntary commitment within faith groups needs to be appreciated. The rest of the nation's stenographers were strong enough and the phonograph fragile enough to end that association for most other subsidiaries by 1890. It tells us why institutions that are sustained by long-term relationships are fragile in the face of growing markets. The private trading networks that have emerged are partial and fragile. Looking at government partisanship, we find a problem similar to that which occurs for consensual majoritarian politics: fragile estimates. However, in most cases, a shared connotation must be considered as a very fragile quality of a sonic event. This article takes a serious look at 'municipal science', a fragile development which was never fully accepted in academic circles. Moreover, many of the new arrangements appear to be in a fragile institutional equilibrium. In promising emerging democracies, progress has been uneven, fragile and all too often reversible. Where new democracies are fragile, presidents may favour decentralisation as a means of furthering the democratisation process itself.#! Access to this area should also be restricted to avoid the fragile defibrated wood being disturbed and possibly dispersed within the hut. 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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