| 词汇 | weak |
| 释义 | weak adjective uk /wiːk/ us /wiːk/ weakadjective (NOT STRONG)B1 not physically strong: （身体）虚弱的，无力的 It's not surprising you feel weak if you haven't eaten properly for days.如果你几天都没有好好吃东西的话，觉得虚弱无力是很自然的。 The electromagnetic field strength becomes weaker as you move further away from high voltage cables.当你远离高压线时，电磁场强度就会变弱。 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. 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. 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. not strong in character, so that you are not able to make decisions or to persuade or lead other people: 意志薄弱的;怯懦的，无决断力的 He was a weak king surrounded by corrupt advisers.他是个软弱无能的国王，身边都是些腐败的顾问。 A weak argument or excuse is one that is not likely to be accepted or believed: （论据等）不充分的，无说服力的 Any evidence that exists to support the hypothesis is fairly weak.现有的支持这种假设的证据都相当缺乏说服力。 He gave the weakest of excuses when asked why he was late.当被问及为何迟到时，他给出了一个极其牵强的理由。 B2 A weak drink contains a lot of water compared to its other contents, so that it does not have a strong flavour: （饮品）稀的，味淡的 I can't stand weak coffee.我喝不了淡咖啡。 not having a strong taste or flavour blandThe soup is very bland, it could use more herbs and spices. tastelessThe boiled chicken is practically tasteless. flavourlessUKThese tomatoes from the grocer's are flavourless. insipidHe was drinking an insipid light beer. watered-downThe bar served bad food and watered-down cocktails. chemistry specialized A weak acid, alkali, or chemical base does not produce many ions (= atoms with an electrical charge) when it is dissolved in water.（酸或碱）弱电解的，弱电解质的 He's still feeling a bit weak after his operation. The team has a strong attack, but its defence is weak.这支球队攻击力强大，但防守很薄弱。 My ankle is rather weak, so I always put a bandage on it to support it when I play tennis. How do you like your tea - strong or weak?你喜欢喝什么样的茶——浓的还是淡的？ We could just pick out the path in the weak beam of the torch. Weakness and vulnerability Achilles heel asthenia at a low ebbidiom atonic atony fragile fragility frail glass jaw helpless shakily shakiness shaky sitting duck sitting target weak-willed weakling weakly weakness weedy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not believable Drinks - general words Chemistry: types of chemical weakadjective (NOT GOOD)B1 not good enough, especially in ability, skill, or quality: 不符合标准的;不够好的;能力不够的 He was always weak at/in languages but strong in science.他一向在语言方面不擅长，但理科很拿手。 Our quiz team is a bit weak on sport.我们的竞答小组在体育运动方面有点儿弱。 In the end I think the film was spoilt by a weak story line.最后，我认为这部电影被糟糕的故事情节给毁了。 bad at something bad atI was overweight and bad at sport. hopelessI’m completely hopeless in the kitchen. uselessUKHe’s useless at maths. rubbishUKShe’s a pretty rubbish singer, really. incompetentThe rules have made it hard to remove incompetent teachers. Inability and awkwardness accident-prone adorkable all thumbsidiom amateurish amateurishly fumbling fumblingly functional illiteracy gauche gauchely inexpert inexpertly jack-of-all-trades jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom klutzy unable uncoordinated uneducable unenterprising unequal You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not good enough weakadjective (CHIN)usually disapproving A weak chin is small and does not stick out from the face.（下巴）小的，不凸出的 The head & face -cheeked -chinned baby face baby-faced brow bull neck cheek double chin forehead jaw masseter masseteric mastoid maxilla maxillary T-zone temporal wattle weak-chinned zygoma Related wordweakly Idiomweak at the knees weak | American Dictionaryweak adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/wik/ weakadjective[-er/-est only] (NOT STRONG)lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break: After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak. That old chair is very weak and needs gluing. A drink that is weak lacks flavor: The coffee was weak and tasteless. A weak link is the part of something that is most likely to break: This year, the team’s only weak link is that third baseman. weakadjective[-er/-est only] (BELOW STANDARD)below standard; not good enough: He was always weak in languages but strong in science. weak | Business Englishweak adjective uk /wiːk/us ECONOMICS, FINANCE too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective: weak growth/market share/resultsThere was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in May. weak performance/positionInvestors are already hesitant to commit because of the company's weak performance. weak demand/spendingConsumer spending has been weak. continue/remain weakInvestment banks continued weak after low trading volumes in the past few weeks. STOCK MARKET, FINANCE if a market, currency, investment, etc. is weak, it is falling or at a low level and unlikely to rise: weak currency/dollar/euroThe weak dollar is a huge help to the profitability of the companies. weak investments/markets/prices Swiss shares ended a quiet session lower as weak bonds weighed on the market. |
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