| 词汇 | weak-kneed |
| 释义 | weak-kneed adjective[ after verb ] uk /ˌwiːkˈniːd/ us /ˌwiːkˈniːd/ informaldisapproving not brave or determined enough to defend your beliefs against others: 软弱的，不勇敢的；不坚定的 Instead of defending traditional values, the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute.教会不但没有去维护传统的价值观，反而常常表现得软弱且犹豫不决。 made to feel weak and likely to fall by emotion: （强烈的情感作用下）感到软弱无力的，膝盖发软的 She stood dazed and weak-kneed beside the coffin.她站在棺材旁边，头晕目眩，膝盖发软。 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 weakling weakly weakness weedy wetly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cowardly Strong feelings Examples of weak-kneedweak-kneed That would have been as intelligible as this miserable, weak-kneed amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a weak-kneed little creature which can be trampled over by airlines and totally disregarded by foreign carriers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I recognise that that position is only held by means of support, and that support has been a little weak-kneed and wobbly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To whom are we supposed to be weak-kneed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that we shall not be as weak-kneed again in the future, and will take our responsibilities seriously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a weak-kneed attempt to make the best of two opposing principles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was going to call them timorous and weak-kneed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hypothesis is that the trustees are pusillanimous, weak-kneed, incompetent and mean spirited because they do not really have the public interest at heart. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think there is still time to solve this problem, but it will not be solved by a sort of weak-kneed approach on arms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we want is not a weak-kneed approach in the light of sectional lobbies but greater resource, initiative and imagination in providing this service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The activists use similar tactics against secondary targets, especially if they think that they will be weak-kneed enough to give in to their threats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a weak-kneed, incompetent way of handling this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public is sick and tired of the weak-kneed treatment of youngsters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, paragraph 53, which refers to the number of people employed in the public service, is wet and weak-kneed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was merely being weak-kneed in the light of representations from sectional interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of weak-kneed 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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