/'vʌlnərəbl; `vʌlnərəbl/
adj ~ (to sth/sb)
1 that can be hurt, wounded or injured 能受伤害的
*Young birds are very vulnerable to predators. 幼小的鸟易受食肉动物伤害.
* Cyclists are more vulnerable than motorists. 骑自行车的人比开汽车的人容易受伤.
* (fig 比喻) His wife's death left him feeling vulnerable and depressed. 他妻子去世後他感到六神无主十分消沉.
2 (fig 比喻) exposed to danger or attack; unprotected 暴露于危险面前的; 易受攻击的; 无防御的
*vulnerable to abuse, blackmail, criticism 易受凌辱、敲诈、批评
* a vulnerable point in NATO's defences 北大西洋公约组织防御中的薄弱之处
* The election defeat puts the party leader in a vulnerable position. 该党落选後其领导人的地位岌岌可危.

adj
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin;Origin: vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnus 'wound']
someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt
　He took advantage of me when I was at my most vulnerable.
　We work mainly with the elderly and other vulnerable groups.
be vulnerable to sth
　Children are most vulnerable to abuse within their own home.
a place, thing, or idea that is vulnerable is easy to attack or criticize
vulnerable to
　The fort was vulnerable to attack from the north.
　Their theories were badly thought out and very vulnerable to ridicule.
>vulnerablyadv
>vulnerability [,vʌlnərə'bɪlɪti/