| 词汇 | enfeeble |
| 释义 | enfeeble verb[ T ] formaluk /ɪnˈfiː.bəl/ us /ɪnˈfiː.bəl/ to make someone or something very weak使衰弱；使无力 Synonyms debilitateformal drain Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated downtoner dull ease emasculation enervate enervating fade hedge melt relieve totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed unsubdued Related wordenfeebled A longing which was indistinguishable from loneliness enfeebled him. Come away from here, that the sight of this child may not yet more enfeeble your heart. So utterly had his spirit been enfeebled by the untimely seductions of gluttony. Unable to find a pass through the mountains, and enfeebled by his wound, Grey determined to retrace his steps. We were both enfeebled by sickness and He who has been so gracious to us all our lives, knowing we had need of such a change, provided for it in an unexpected way. Examples of enfeebleenfeeble In the process, each person would need to wage a struggle against one's family, repressive society, narrow preconceptions and enfeebling ideas. A crisis has been superintended by discipline, and the disciplinary process emerges from it strengthened, even if the subject is himself somewhat enfeebled. Likewise, the two-party system and enfeebled trade unions reduce counter-framing from the far-left. But in this case the process by which the exotic is enfeebled and housetrained is rich with bitter ironies. While it is true that integration has caused some fragmentation of the state apparatus, this has not automatically enfeebled the nation-state as such. There is of course a danger in making such an argument, that rather than enriching the architectural scheme it may enfeeble it, reducing its power and blurring its definition. The reduced weighting of libraries as an indicator for comprehensive performance assessments must not enfeeble their status and high-quality service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not more likely to enfeeble still further our competitive position in the world? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a need to get to grips with enfeebling bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The learned societies, whether they be of lawyers, accountants, stockbrokers or what you will, cannot go on taking more and more out without weakening and enfeebling society as a whole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that operation undoubtedly was both enfeebling and very expensive; and clearly a man could not hope, after such an experience, to be as rich as. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His constitution, naturally strong, had become enfeebled by his incessant toils and anxieties in a debilitating climate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ribs become slightly flattened and enfeebled toward the summit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The axial ribs become much enfeebled as they pass over the basal keel and are almost obsolete on the spaces anterior to it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From the 17th century onwards, the empire entered into a long-term period of stagnation, during which the sultans were much enfeebled. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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