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BNC: 1990 COCA: 2070
weak
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Word forms: comparative weaker, superlative weakest
1 ADJ-GRADED (身体)虚弱的,无力的 If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things. (身体)虚弱的,无力的
  • I was too weak to move or think or speak.

    我太虚弱了,无法动弹,无法思考,也无法说话。

  • His arms and legs were weak.

    他的四肢虚弱无力。

SYN feeble, exhausted, frail, debilitated
weakly
  • 'I'm all right,' Max said weakly, but his breathing came in jagged gasps.

    我没事,马克斯软弱无力地说,但他的呼吸却上气不接下气。

  • He weakly pressed his arms against her sides.

    他无力地搂着她的腰。

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  • Symptoms of anaemia include weakness, fatigue and iron deficiency.

    贫血的症状包括虚弱、疲劳和缺铁。

2 ADJ-GRADED (器官或感官)功能差的,受损伤的 If someone has an organ or sense that is weak, it is not very effective or powerful, or is likely to fail. (器官或感官)功能差的,受损伤的
  • Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate.

    挨打前坎坦科的视力就一直很弱,不过也还勉强看得见。

  • She tired easily and had a weak heart.

    她很容易疲劳,心脏也不好。

3 ADJ-GRADED 意志薄弱的;懦弱的 If you describe someone as weak, you mean that they are not very confident or determined, so that they are often frightened or worried, or easily influenced by other people. 意志薄弱的;懦弱的
  • He was a nice doctor, but a weak man who wasn't going to stick his neck out.

    他是位为人和蔼的医生,但胆小怕事,不敢冒什么风险。

  • You have been conditioned to believe that it is weak to be scared.

    你已经习惯性地认为害怕就是软弱。

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  • Many people felt that admitting to stress was a sign of weakness.

    许多人认为承认有压力是意志薄弱的表现。

4 ADJ-GRADED (声音或笑容)微弱的,不热情的,无力的 If you describe someone's voice or smile as weak, you mean that it is not very loud or big, suggesting that the person lacks confidence, enthusiasm, or physical strength. (声音或笑容)微弱的,不热情的,无力的
  • His weak voice was almost inaudible.

    他的声音微弱,几乎听不见。

  • He managed a weak smile.

    他勉强挤出一丝笑容。

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  • He smiled weakly at reporters.

    他对着记者们勉强笑了笑。

5 ADJ-GRADED 不牢固的;易破的;易坏的 If an object or surface is weak, it breaks easily and cannot support a lot of weight or resist a lot of strain. 不牢固的;易破的;易坏的
  • The owner said the bird may have escaped through a weak spot in the aviary.

    鸟的主人说这只鸟可能是从鸟舍一处不结实的地方逃走的。

  • Swimming is helpful for bones that are porous and weak.

    游泳有助于改善骨质疏松和骨骼脆弱。

6 ADV-GRADED 无力度的;无强度的 A weak physical force does not have much power or intensity. 无力度的;无强度的
  • The molecules in regular liquids are held together by relatively weak bonds.

    常规液体里分子之间的键合力相对较弱。

  • Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.

    潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。

  • ...the weak winter sun.

    冬日清冷的太阳

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  • The mineral is weakly magnetic.

    这种矿物带有轻微的磁性。

  • Down through the trees the wind whooshed weakly, like a sick child.

    风慵懒地吹过树木,像个病殃殃的孩子。

7 ADJ-GRADED 无权力的;无权威的;无影响力的 If individuals or groups are weak, they do not have any power or influence. 无权力的;无权威的;无影响力的
  • The council was too weak to do anything about it.

    市政会手中无权,对此无能为力。

The weak are people who are weak.弱势群体
  • He voiced his solidarity with the weak and defenceless.

    他表示自己同弱势和无助群体站在一起。

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  • It made me feel patronised, in a position of weakness.

    这让我觉得自己软弱无能,蒙人恩惠。

8 ADJ-GRADED (政府或领导人) 软弱无力的 A weak government or leader does not have much control, and is not prepared or able to act firmly or severely. (政府或领导人) 软弱无力的
  • The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive.

    随着对政府软弱和优柔寡断的批评愈演愈烈,情况终于有了变化。

  • The chief editorial writer also blames weak leadership for the current crisis.

    首席社论员也把当前的危机归咎于领导层软弱无力。

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  • ...the weakly-led movement for reform.

    领导不力的改革运动

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  • Officials fear that he might interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness.

    官员们担心他会把对外交的重视理解为软弱的表现。

9 ADJ-GRADED (货币、经济、产业、政府等)疲软的,有崩溃危险的 If you describe something such a country's currency, economy, industry, or government as weak, you mean that it is not successful, and may be likely to fail or collapse. (货币、经济、产业、政府等)疲软的,有崩溃危险的
  • The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners.

    美元疲软意味着美国的产品对外国人来说相对便宜。

  • When the economy is weak, it's very hard for suppliers to raise their prices.

    经济疲软时供货商很难提价。

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  • The weakness of his regime is showing more and more.

    其政权不稳逐渐显现出来。

  • The pound's weakness compounded the widespread gloom in the City.

    英镑的疲软加重了笼罩在伦敦金融区上空的惨淡愁云。

10 ADJ-GRADED (论据等)不充分的,没有说服力的;(逻辑)不周密的 If something such as an argument or case is weak, it is not convincing or there is little evidence to support it. (论据等)不充分的,没有说服力的;(逻辑)不周密的
  • Do you think the prosecution made any particular errors, or did they just have a weak case?.

    你认为公诉人犯了什么错误呢,还是根本就是证据不足?

  • The claim exposed a weak point in the structure of facts upon which his argument rested.

    这一主张暴露了支撑他论点的论据结构的一个弱点。

  • The evidence against him was weak and insufficient.

    指控他的证据不足且无说服力。

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  • The doctor weakly puts the case that the mother-to-be has many relatives, so needs less support from the hospital.

    那个大夫还草率认为这位准妈妈有不少亲戚,因此不需要医院过多的帮助。

weakness
  • ...the strengths and weaknesses of the government's case.

    政府一方的优势和弱点

  • The Law recognises the weakness of claims based on retrospective knowledge.

    法律基于追溯效力的相关规定认定索赔证据不足。

11 ADJ-GRADED 稀薄的;稀释的 A weak drink, chemical, or drug contains very little of a particular substance, for example because a lot of water has been added to it. 稀薄的;稀释的
  • ...a cup of weak tea.

    一杯淡茶

  • ...a very weak bleach solution.

    高度稀释的漂白剂

SYN tasteless, thin, diluted, watery
12 ADJ-GRADED (能力等)弱的,差的 Your weak points are the qualities or talents you do not possess, or the things you are not very good at. (能力等)弱的,差的
  • You may very well be asked what your weak points are. Don't try to claim you don't have any.

    你很可能会被问到有什么缺点。不要试图声称自己没有任何缺点。

  • Geography was my weak subject.

    地理是我的弱项。

  • His short stories tend to be weak on plot. [+ on]

    他的短篇小说往往情节牵强。

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  • His only weakness is his temperament.

    他唯一的缺点就是他那脾气。

  • There's some weakness in their teaching ability.

    他们的授课能力有些欠缺。

13 ADJ-GRADED (下巴)瘦小的;(尤暗指)性格懦弱的 You can say that someone has a weak chin to indicate that their chin is not large, especially when you want to suggest that they do not have a strong character. (下巴)瘦小的;(尤暗指)性格懦弱的
  • She was a plain-looking woman with a weak chin.

    她相貌平平,性格懦弱。

14 See also: weakness 
Quotations
The weakest goes to the wall William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurusweak Also look up:
ADJ.

feeble, frail, puny; (ant.) strong 1

cowardly, insecure, wimpy; (ant.) strong 3

Word PartnershipUse weak with:
ADV.

relatively weak, still weak, too weak, very weak 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

N.

weak economy, weak sales, weak spending, weak sterling 9

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BNC: 1990 COCA: 2070
weak

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSappear, be, feel, look, seem, sound顯得虛弱;虛弱;感到虛弱;看起來虛弱;似乎軟弱;聽起來虛弱become, get, go, grow變得虛弱remain依然虛弱leave sb, make sb使某人虛弱When the spasm passed, it left him weak and sweating.一陣痙攣之後,他虛弱無力,一直冒汗。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常虛弱decidedly, especially, exceptionally, incredibly, particularly明顯虛弱;尤為虛弱;異常虛弱;極為虛弱a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些虛弱comparatively, relatively比較/相對虛弱fundamentally完全虛弱curiously莫名地虛弱He complained of feeling curiously weak and faint.他訴說感到莫名地虛弱和頭暈。surprisingly令人意外地脆弱dangerously虛弱到危險地步notoriously孱弱得眾人皆知pathetically, pitifully虛弱得令人可憐suddenly突然無力Her legs felt suddenly weak.她突然雙腿發軟。inherently本質上無說服力The judge decided the evidence was inherently weak and inconsistent.法官判定證據本質上無說服力而且前後不一致。economically, financially, mentally, militarily, morally, physically, politically經濟上疲軟;財政薄弱;意志薄弱;軍事上薄弱;道德上薄弱;身體虛弱;政治上軟弱PREPOSITIONat不善於⋯She's rather weak at languages.她語言能力比較差。from由於⋯而虛弱She was weak from shock.由於休克,她身體很弱。in⋯方面的能力不高He's weak in English.他英語不好。on⋯方面不足The essay was rather weak on detail.這篇文章不夠細緻。with因⋯虛弱He was weak with hunger.他因飢餓而身體虛弱。PHRASESweak at the knees兩腿發軟His sudden smile made her go weak at the knees.他突然一笑使得她兩腿發軟。
BNC: 1990 COCA: 2070
weak adj.
weak (a weak heart) dim1 (weak winter sunlight) unlikely2 (a weak argument)
weak

adjective

weak ♦︎ frail ♦︎ infirm ♦︎ feeble ♦︎ delicateThese words all describe sb who is not physically strong. 这些词均表示身体虚弱的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配weak / frail / feeble / delicate healthto look weak / frail / delicatevery weak / frail / delicate weak (of a person or part of the body) not physically strong (人或身体某部位)虚弱的,无力的She is still weak after her illness.她病后仍然虚弱。She suffered from a weak heart.她心脏不好。OPP strong strong 1 , strong well frail (especially of an old person) weak and thin (尤指老年人)瘦弱的women caring for frail elderly relatives照顾羸弱年迈亲属的妇女 infirm ɪnˈfɜːm; NAmE ɪnˈfɜːrm (rather formal) ill and weak, especially over a long period of time or because of old age (长期)病弱的;年老体弱的Father was becoming increasingly infirm.父亲越来越衰弱。 feeble very weak 虚弱的;衰弱的He's a bit feeble nowadays.近来他有些虚弱。The heartbeat was feeble and irregular.心搏无力,心律不齐。 delicate (rather formal) weak and easily becoming ill 虚弱的;纤弱的She has a delicate constitution and has to be careful with what she eats.她体质虚弱,饮食需特别小心。
BNC: 1990 COCA: 2070
weak
Physically weak: weak, frail, feeble...
Limited and limiting: limited, restricted, restrictive...
Words used to describe systems and types of government: absolute, absolutist, autonomous...
Bad or of a low quality: sad, poor, terribly...
Weak and easy to damage or break: weak, fragile, frail...
Words used to describe thoughts, beliefs and ideas: abstract, central, theoretical...
General words used to describe emotions: acutely, affective, basic...
Words used to describe drinks: alcoholic, black, carbonated...
Not clear to the senses: faint, invisible, subtle...
Terms in phonetics: affricate, alveolar, articulator...
Describing types and forms of verbs: active, causative, ditransitive...

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