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fee·ble·st 英'fiːbl美'fiːbl COCA²⁵⁴³³⁷⁺⁶BNC¹¹⁴⁰²⁴⁺⁵Economist⁴¹³⁰³⁺² 基本双解英英辨析词源搭配近义反义句型用法例句例句 adj.虚弱的⁵²;无力的⁴⁸副词feebly比较级feebler最高级feeblest名词feebleness adj.形容词 虚弱的,衰弱的,无力的weak; with little force Adjective: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness;a feeble excuse a lame argument lacking strength or vigor;damning with faint praise faint resistance feeble efforts a feeble voice lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality;a feeble old woman her body looked sapless lacking strength;a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude adj.形容词 feeble, infirm, weak这三个词的共同意思是“弱的”。其区别是: weak用于修饰人、人的身体及其各部分器官,为最普通用语; feeble多指体格、脉搏、声音等“虚弱的,无力气的”,语气较weak强且庄重。例如: Her pulse was very feeble.她的脉搏很微弱。infirm特指因年老而衰弱。例如: My grandpa is infirm with age.我祖父年老体衰。weak,feeble,frail,fragile这些形容词均有“虚弱的,乏力的”之意。 weak普通用词,指缺乏应有的力量,可用于身体、意志或精神。 feeble指身体衰弱无力,精力几乎耗尽,含令人怜悯的意味。 frail多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。 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。 12世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自古法语的feble,意为“虚弱”。 用作形容词 adj. ~+名词feeble joke乏味的笑话feeble personality软弱的个性feeble suggestion无效的建议feeble excuses不能让人信服的借口feeble voice微弱的声音 近义词 weakinfirm反义词 stronghealthyenergetic 用作形容词adj. 用作定语 ~+ n.She replied in but a feeble voice.她仅能以微弱的声音回答。 It's a feeble excuse.这是一个软弱无力的借口。 This is a feeble argument.这是一场无益的争执。 用作表语 S+be+~An old or sick person is often feeble.老人或病人往往很虚弱。 adj.形容词
feeble的基本意思是“虚弱的,衰弱的,无力的”; 用于论据、借口、反抗等抽象意义时意为“无效的,无益的”,此时常含贬义。 形容词99%,名词1% 用作形容词The bishop said it with a feeble voice as he woke.主教醒过来,用虚弱的声音说出。 Feeble and uncertain securities were thrown upon the market.虚弱的或者没有把握的证券都向市场抛售了。 Tighter credit conditions are sapping already feeble demand.紧缩的信贷让本就无力的需求更加乏力。 He bleated out a feeble excuse.他以微弱的声音作无力的辩解。 China’s GDP growth more or less came to a halt in the last quarter of2008 and many economists are forecasting the feeblest expansion for20 years in2009. 2008年第四个季度,中国 GDP增长或多或少都陷入停滞状态,更有不少经济学家预测,2009年将是20年来经济增长最低的一年。 ecocn The feeblest response among those countries engaged with Myanmar came from India. 有关国家对缅甸发出的最软弱的回应来自印度。 ecocn Man is but a reed, the feeblest thing in nature, but he is a reed that thinks. 人不过是一根芦苇,是自然界最脆弱的东西,但他是一根有思想的芦苇。 zhuoda The feeblest and yet the favourite. 最衰弱的更是令人最喜欢的最好。 blog.sina.com.cn |