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frail

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英 [freɪl]
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  • adj.

    脆弱的,虚弱的;意志薄弱的,不坚定的;易损的,易碎的;

  • n.

    少女,少妇;灯心草篓;

  • 双语释义

    adj.(形容词)
    1. 脆弱的,薄弱的,(尤指身体)虚弱的 weak especially in health

    英英释义

    frail[ freil ]

    • n.
      • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
      • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
    • adj.
      • physically weak

        "an invalid's frail body"

      • having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

        "frail humanity"

        同义词:fallibleimperfectweak

      • easily broken or damaged or destroyed

        "a frail craft"

        同义词:delicatefragile

    学习怎么用

    同近义词辨析

    fragile, brittle, frail

    这组词都有“易碎的”的意思,其区别是:

    fragile除指易碎外,还指人身体虚弱,动辄就得病。

    brittle指没有弹性或伸缩性的脆性材料,暗示受压或被扭曲时易碎。

    frail多指人体虚弱,也指某物不耐用,易碎易损。

    invalid, crisp, fragile, brittle, frail

    这组词都有“弱”的意思,其区别是:

    invalida.不正确的,缺乏证据的;无效的,作废的。作名词时,表示病弱者,伤残者,久病者。

    Your ideas about the first humans are interesting but invalid.你关于最早的人类的观点很有意思,但是缺乏证据。

    A bad car accident made him an invalid.一次严重的车祸使他变成了残疾。

    crispa.指食品的松脆;清新的,爽快的;活跃的,有生气的,干净利落的。

    crisp biscuit松脆的饼干

    The student gave a clear, crisp answer to the teacher's question.学生干净利落地回答了老师的问题。

    fragilea.常常修饰使用时必须小心才不会破碎的东西,也引申为体弱的,虚弱的。

    He 's feeling a bit fragile after last night's party.他参加了昨晚的聚会以后,现在感觉有些虚弱。

    brittlea.易碎的,易损坏的,通常是指坚硬的东西。

    The bones of elderly people become brittle and easily broken.老年人的骨头变得脆弱,很容易骨折。

    frail a. (指人)体弱的,虚弱的,也可以指东西易碎的。

    His mother has grown old and frail.他母亲已经年老体弱。

    fragile, weak, frail, feeble

    这组词都有“虚弱的,乏力的”的意思,其区别是:

    fragile可与frail换用,但语气强,侧重脆弱,指人容易生病,指物容易破碎。

    weak普通用词,指缺乏应有的力量,可用于身体、意志或精神。

    frail多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。

    feeble指身体衰弱无力,精力几乎耗尽,含令人怜悯的意味。

    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. I will not torment the emotionally frail.
      我再也不折磨情感脆弱的人了。
    2. Jail life made the frail retailer avail every snail in the pail.
      监狱生命使脆弱的零售商在桶里有益于每只蜗牛。
    3. His frail hands could hardly hold a cup.
      他虚弱的手连杯子也拿不住。
    4. This frail child did not survive.
      这个身体虚弱的孩子没能活下来。

    权威例句

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    A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home
    The prevalence of potentially remediable urinary incontinence in frail older people: a study using the Minimum Data Set.
    Protein supplementation improves physical performance in frail elderly people: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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