1ADJ-GRADED (身體)虛弱的,無力的 If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things. (身體)虛弱的,無力的
'I'm all right,' Max said weakly, but his breathing came in jagged gasps.
“我沒事,”馬克斯軟弱無力地說,但他的呼吸卻上氣不接下氣。
He weakly pressed his arms against her sides.
他無力地摟着她的腰。
weakness
Symptoms of anaemia include weakness, fatigue and iron deficiency.
貧血的症狀包括虛弱、疲勞和缺鐵。
2ADJ-GRADED (器官或感官)功能差的,受損傷的 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,受損傷的
Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate.
挨打前坎坦科的視力就一直很弱,不過也還勉強看得見。
She tired easily and had a weak heart.
她很容易疲勞,心髒也不好。
3ADJ-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.
他是位爲人和藹的醫生,但膽小怕事,不敢冒什麽風險。
You have been conditioned to believe that it is weak to be scared.
Many people felt that admitting to stress was a sign of weakness.
許多人認爲承認有壓力是意志薄弱的表現。
4ADJ-GRADED (聲音或笑容)微弱的,不熱情的,無力的 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. (聲音或笑容)微弱的,不熱情的,無力的
6ADV-GRADED 無力度的;無強度的 A weak physical force does not have much power or intensity. 無力度的;無強度的
The molecules in regular liquids are held together by relatively weak bonds.
常規液體裏分子之間的鍵合力相對較弱。
Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.
潮水小的時候強風可以讓船只改變航向。
...the weak winter sun.
冬日清冷的太陽
weakly
The mineral is weakly magnetic.
這種礦物帶有輕微的磁性。
Down through the trees the wind whooshed weakly, like a sick child.
風慵懶地吹過樹木,像個病殃殃的孩子。
7ADJ-GRADED 無權力的;無權威的;無影響力的 If individuals or groups are weak, they do not have any power or influence. 無權力的;無權威的;無影響力的
The council was too weak to do anything about it.
市政會手中無權,對此無能爲力。
The weak are people who are weak.弱勢群體
He voiced his solidarity with the weak and defenceless.
他表示自己同弱勢和無助群體站在一起。
weakness
It made me feel patronised, in a position of weakness.
這讓我覺得自己軟弱無能,蒙人恩惠。
8ADJ-GRADED (政府或領導人) 軟弱無力的 A weak government or leader does not have much control, and is not prepared or able to act firmly or severely. (政府或領導人) 軟弱無力的
The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive.
随着對政府軟弱和優柔寡斷的批評愈演愈烈,情況終於有了變化。
The chief editorial writer also blames weak leadership for the current crisis.
首席社論員也把當前的危機歸咎於領導層軟弱無力。
weakly
...the weakly-led movement for reform.
領導不力的改革運動
weakness
Officials fear that he might interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness.
官員們擔心他會把對外交的重視理解爲軟弱的表現。
9ADJ-GRADED (貨幣、經濟、産業、政府等)疲軟的,有崩潰危險的 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. (貨幣、經濟、産業、政府等)疲軟的,有崩潰危險的
The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners.
美元疲軟意味着美國的産品對外國人來說相對便宜。
When the economy is weak, it's very hard for suppliers to raise their prices.
經濟疲軟時供貨商很難提價。
weakness
The weakness of his regime is showing more and more.
其政權不穩逐漸顯現出來。
The pound's weakness compounded the widespread gloom in the City.
英鎊的疲軟加重了籠罩在倫敦金融區上空的慘淡愁雲。
10ADJ-GRADED (論據等)不充分的,沒有說服力的;(邏輯)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. (論據等)不充分的,沒有說服力的;(邏輯)不周密的
Do you think the prosecution made any particular errors, or did they just have a weak case?.
你認爲公訴人犯了什麽錯誤呢,還是根本就是證據不足?
The claim exposed a weak point in the structure of facts upon which his argument rested.
這一主張暴露了支撐他論點的論據結構的一個弱點。
The evidence against him was weak and insufficient.
The doctor weakly puts the case that the mother-to-be has many relatives, so needs less support from the hospital.
那個大夫還草率認爲這位準媽媽有不少親戚,因此不需要醫院過多的幫助。
weakness
...the strengths and weaknesses of the government's case.
政府一方的優勢和弱點
The Law recognises the weakness of claims based on retrospective knowledge.
法律基於追溯效力的相關規定認定索賠證據不足。
11ADJ-GRADED 稀薄的;稀釋的 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;稀釋的
12ADJ-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.
你很可能會被問到有什麽缺點。不要試圖聲稱自己沒有任何缺點。
Geography was my weak subject.
地理是我的弱項。
His short stories tend to be weak on plot. [+ on]
他的短篇小說往往情節牽強。
weakness
His only weakness is his temperament.
他唯一的缺點就是他那脾氣。
There's some weakness in their teaching ability.
他們的授課能力有些欠缺。
13ADJ-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