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[/wiːk; wik/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 (a) lacking strength or power; easily broken, bent or defeated 弱的; 无气力的; 无势力的; 易毁坏的; 易弯的; 容易被击败的:
She was still weak after her illness. 她病後仍很虚弱. *
too weak to walk far 身体很虚弱不能走远道 *
Her legs felt weak/She felt weak in the legs. 她感到双腿无力. *
The supports were too weak for the weight of the load. 所载的分量很重已经禁不住了. *
a weak barrier, defence, team 不结实的挡板、 无力的防御、 弱队 *
a weak chin/mouth, ie suggesting or showing weakness of character 软弱的性格 *
identify the weak points in an argument, ie those which may be attacked most easily 找出论据中的弱点.
(b) (commerce 商) not financially sound or successful 疲软的; 萧条的:
a weak currency, economy, market 疲软的货币、 经济、 市场. 用法:
2 not functioning properly; deficient 功能不佳的; 疲弱的:
weak eyes/sight 视力弱的眼睛[不佳的视力] *
a weak heart 衰弱的心脏 *
a weak stomach, ie one that is easily upset by food 易引起恶心的胃. 用法:
3 not convincing or forceful 无说服力的; 无力的:
weak arguments, evidence 无说服力的论据、 证据. 用法:
4 not easily perceived; feeble or faint 不易察觉的; 微弱的:
a weak light, signal, sound 微弱的光线、 信号、 声音 *
a weak smile 微微的一笑. 用法:
5 (of liquids) containing a high proportion of water; dilute （指液体）稀的, 稀释的:
weak tea 淡茶 *
a weak solution of salt and water 稀释的盐水溶液. 用法:
6 ~ (at/in/on sth) not achieving a high standard; deficient 未达高标准的; 有缺欠的:
Her school report shows that she is weak at/in arithmetic and biology. 从她的学习成绩单可看出她算术和生物成绩差. *
The book is weak on (ie in its treatment of) the medieval period. 这本书对中世纪时期论述不足. 用法:
7 (grammar) (of verbs) forming the past tense, etc by the addition of a suffix (eg walk, walked or waste, wasted) and not by a change of vowel (eg run, ran or come, came) （指动词）弱的, 规则的（构成过去时态需添加词尾的, 如walk、 walked或waste、 wasted, 并非改变元音的, 如run、 ran或come、 came）. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) ,weak at the `knees (infml) temporarily hardly able to stand because of emotion, fear, illness, etc 一时两腿发软站立不住（因激动、 惧怕、 疾病等所致）:
The shock made me go all weak at the knees. 这件事把我吓得两腿发软. the weaker `sex (dated sexist 旧, 性别偏见) women in general 女性. ,weak in the `head (infml) stupid 愚蠢的:
You must be weak in the head if you believe that. 你相信那件事可就太傻了. a weak `moment time when one is unusually easily persuaded or tempted 易被说服或诱惑的时刻:
In a weak moment, I agreed to pay for her holiday. 我一时心软同意了支付她度假的费用. |