feeble
英 [ˈfiːbl]
美 [ˈfiːbl]
adj. 虚弱的; 衰弱的; 无效的; 缺乏决心的; 无力的
Collins.1 / BNC.9622 / COCA.12083
同义词辨析
weakadj. 虚弱的
〔辨析〕
最普通用词，使用范围很广，既可指身体虚弱无力的，也可引申用于力量、意志、权力、性格等方面，表示“薄弱的”、“软弱的”等。
〔例证〕
Her mother was weak from a long illness.
她母亲长期患病，身体很虚弱。
I'm very weak when it comes to giving up smoking.
在戒烟问题上我意志很薄弱。
The enemy became so weak that they could not go on with the war.
敌人力量变弱，无法再继续这场战争了。
她母亲长期患病，身体很虚弱。
I'm very weak when it comes to giving up smoking.
在戒烟问题上我意志很薄弱。
The enemy became so weak that they could not go on with the war.
敌人力量变弱，无法再继续这场战争了。
feebleadj. 虚弱的，无力的
〔辨析〕
语气较 weak 强，尤指身体、脉搏、声音等极为虚弱而无力的。
〔例证〕
His pulse was too feeble to feel.
他的脉搏太弱了，摸不着。
The newborn baby gave a feeble cry.
那个新生儿哭声很弱。
Her feeble arm dropped powerless to her side.
她那虚弱的胳臂无力地垂在身边。
他的脉搏太弱了，摸不着。
The newborn baby gave a feeble cry.
那个新生儿哭声很弱。
Her feeble arm dropped powerless to her side.
她那虚弱的胳臂无力地垂在身边。
frailadj. 虚弱的，瘦弱的
〔辨析〕
多指因年迈或生病而身体瘦弱的、虚弱的、衰弱的。
〔例证〕
The old man is growing thin and frail.
那位老人日渐瘦弱。
She was still feeling a bit frail.
她仍然感觉身体有点虚弱。
Her frail hands could hardly hold a cup.
她虚弱的手几乎连杯子也拿不住。
那位老人日渐瘦弱。
She was still feeling a bit frail.
她仍然感觉身体有点虚弱。
Her frail hands could hardly hold a cup.
她虚弱的手几乎连杯子也拿不住。
牛津词典
adj.
- 虚弱的；衰弱的
very weak- a feeble old man
衰弱的老人 - The heartbeat was feeble and irregular.
心搏无力，心律不齐。
- a feeble old man
- 无效的；缺乏决心的；无力的
not effective; not showing determination or energy- a feeble argument/excuse/joke
无力的证据；站不住脚的借口；干巴巴的笑话 - a feeble attempt to explain
无力的试图解释 - Don't be so feeble! Tell her you don't want to go.
别那么软弱了！告诉她你不想去。
- a feeble argument/excuse/joke
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 虚弱的;微弱的;无力的
If you describe someone or something asfeeble, you mean that they are weak.- He told them he was old and feeble and was not able to walk so far...
他告诉他们，他年老体弱，不能走那么远。 - the feeble light of a tin lamp.
锡灯微弱的光线
- He told them he was old and feeble and was not able to walk so far...
- ADJ-GRADED 软弱的;懦弱的
If you describe someone asfeeble, you are criticizing them because they are afraid of taking strong action or seem to make no effort.- He said that the Government had been feeble.
他说政府很懦弱。 - ...some rather feeble traditionalists.
一些相当软弱的传统主义者
- He said that the Government had been feeble.
- ADJ-GRADED 牵强的;不太可信的
If you describe something that someone says asfeeble, you mean that it is not very good or convincing.- This is a particularly feeble argument.
这个论点尤其站不住脚。
- This is a particularly feeble argument.
双语例句
- The Observer found the play 'a feeble rehash of familiar Miller themes'
《观察家报》认为这部剧“是大家熟悉的米勒式主题的拙劣翻版”。 - In comparison of English and Chinese, their study of parallel structure is feeble and difficult.
在英汉语对比研究中，并列结构的研究既是个薄弱环节，又是个难点。 - My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.
我因禁食，膝骨软弱；我身上的肉也渐渐瘦了。 - It may have been decisive but the decision was a feeble one.
行动或许是果断的，但作出的却是一个软弱的决定。 - The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.
衰弱虚弱或无力的状态；体弱。 - Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed.
人只不过是一根苇草，是自然界最脆弱的东西；但他是一根能思想的苇草。 - She uttered a feeble cry.
她轻轻叫了一声。 - The soil, poor and alkaline, produced feeble crops.
在贫瘠的碱性土壤里庄稼长得不壮。 - The opposition to the plan has been rather feeble.
对这个计划的反对相当软弱无力。 - It's because I was very soft and feeble, and in addition I was a poor loser.
因为我很软弱，而且我是不能输的。