| 词汇 | infirm |
| 释义 | infirm adjective formaluk /ɪnˈfɜːm/ us /ɪnˈfɝːm/ ill or needing care, especially for long periods and often because of old age: （尤指因年迈而长期）病弱的，需要照顾的 She was too elderly and infirm to remain at home.她过于年老体弱而无法继续住在家里。 Not fit & healthy be a shadow/shell of your former selfidiom be at death's dooridiom bed clinically obese complain of something critical list emaciated frailty gaunt groggy hollow hollow-eyed overnutrition poorly rough run someone/something down take to your bedidiom undernourishment unhealthful wan You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Describing people who are old infirm noun[ plural ] formaluk /ɪnˈfɜːm/ us /ɪnˈfɝːm/ the infirm people who are ill for long periods: 体弱的人 The old and the infirm are the most susceptible to this disease.年老体弱者最容易得这种病。 infirm | American Dictionaryinfirm adjective us/ɪnˈfɜrm/ physically or mentally weak, esp. because of old age or illness Examples of infirminfirm The other functional analogue that merits greater attention is the provision of community-based, multi-care facilities for those older people who are more infirm or unwell. Then, when the elderly parents became widowed, infirm, or impoverished, they moved into the household of one of their children. They poignantly added that its only alternative is ' the destruction of the radically infirm' (1992 : 57-8). The centre asked the provinces to take back their prisoners, starting with the ill, infirm and incorrigible. Admittedly, this image of collapsing generational solidarity was publicly used to denounce poor-relief measures on behalf of the aged and infirm. An act in 1763 concerning hospitals and orphanages placed the responsibility for the poor, old, and infirm on the parishes. Then, when the older generation became widowed or infirm, they moved in with their married children. We distinguish between chronic and catastrophic infirmities based on the severity of an infirm justice's ailments in a given year. While widows and the infirm were disproportionately represented among these, some families clearly belonged to the labouring poor. Caring for the elderly mentally infirm at home : a survey of the supporters. It is likely that some of them were elderly and infirm and were unable to engage in agricultural labour. Perhaps we would want the weak and infirm first, or the children, or the healthiest adults. As an individual became increasingly infirm and needy, overseers supplied more and more support. They note that unpaid family and friends continue to be the primary source of care for the infirm elderly. Those who were old, infirm, and unwilling to work were not allowed to migrate if they had not received permission from the council. See all examples of infirm 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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