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frail

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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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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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dainty  delicate  fragile  slight  weak  solid  strong  sturdy  tough    

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 health
frail body/physique
mentally/physically frail
something 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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