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词汇 debility
释义 debility
noun[ U ]
 formaluk /dɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/ us /dɪˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
physical weakness体虚,虚弱
Synonyms
frailty
infirmityformal
weakness
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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
Examples from literature

About a year ago he evinced symptoms of breaking down, cough, emaciation, and debility. 
He was touched by the poignant pathos of her great age and her debility. 
I was run down and a great sufferer from nervous debility. 
Now it happened that this young girl fell into such a state of debility that she was obliged to keep her room. 
The cold bath is beneficial in these cases, provided there is not great debility. 

Examples of debility


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Is it surprising then that after such violent roles there follow relapses into feverishness and debility?
The increasing debility is acknowledged, as is the change in focus of the librettos.
Yet this debility cannot be understood entirely as a condition of imperial experience - it has a class dimension.
The larger share of cases of general debility may reflect the greater deprivation experienced by its patients.
Indeed, contrasted with our emaciated figures and extreme debility, their frames appeared to us gigantic, and their strength supernatural.
But the treatments rarely did more than relieve the symptoms temporarily and often added excruciating pain to the patient's existing debilities.
Participating in research may provide subjects with a purpose in life or a new point of reference that helps preserve an identity that is being lost to a progressive debility.
This miserable kind of creeping debility would get worse.
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While certain illnesses, such as "depression", "anxiety", "general debility"and even"stress"may be indicated on certificates, it is not possible to determine levels of"work-related stress".
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Her mental condition had been due to her general debility and toxaemia from the pneumonia.
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Is it now submitted that his general debility, his blood pressure, etc.
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Does it refer to venereal disease, or debility?
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He had to go before another board, and he was spun in respect of general debility.
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You must begin early; the germs of physical weakness, debility and destitution are sown early in the child.
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This man was awarded 20 per cent for debility.
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