frail
美音:
[freıl
]英音:
[freıl
]adj.虚弱的,脆弱的,(意志)薄弱的 n.<美俚>少女,少妇,灯心草篓
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frail为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:frailness 副词:frailly 形容词比较级:frailer 最高级:frailest
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fract=to break(打破) 变化型 frag
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frail
/freɪl; frel/
adj
1 (of a person) physically weak or delicate (指人)体弱的, 虚弱的
*a frail child 体弱的孩子
* At 90, she's getting very old and frail. 她90岁时渐渐非常衰老、虚弱.
2 easily broken; fragile 易破碎的; 易损的
*Careful
*that chair's rather frail! 小心点儿
*那把椅子不结实!
3 morally weak 道德观念薄弱的
*frail human nature 易堕落的人性.
frail
adj[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin: fraile, from
Latin fragilis, from frangere
'to break']
someone who is frail is weak and thin because they are old or ill
frail elderly people her frail healthfrail body/physiquementally/physically frailsomething that is frail is easily damaged or broken
=
fragile It seemed impossible that these frail boats could survive in such a storm. the country's frail economy
1. Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself. 华纳太太已经九十六岁了, 身体虚弱, 不便独居。
2. I walked over and immediately embraced this frail (纤弱的) woman as if I had known her all my life. 一位带着手套的老太太脸朝门口坐在摇椅上,身上盖着一条发旧的棕色毯子。
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