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adj.脆弱的³⁷;虚弱的⁶³副词frailly比较级frailer最高级frailest名词frailness
住院治疗胆小虚弱衰弱懦弱，胆小
adj.形容词
脆弱的，薄弱的，尤指身体虚弱的weak especially in health
Noun:
the weight of a frail basket full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 poundsa basket for holding dried fruit especially raisins or figs
Adjective:
physically weak;an invalid's frail body wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings;I'm only a fallible human frail humanity easily broken or damaged or destroyed;a kite too delicate to fly safely fragile porcelain plates fragile old bones a frail craft brittle，fragile，frail这些形容词都含有“易碎的”之意。 brittle指没有弹性或伸缩性的脆性材料，暗示受压或被扭曲时易碎。 fragile除指易碎外，还指人身体虚弱，动辄就得病。 frail多指人体虚弱，也指某物不耐用，易碎易损。 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。 单词frail和fragile易碎的是一对“同源对似词”etymological doublets，即终极词源相同，但由于演变路径不同，而形、音、义上有所不同的词。fragile直接来自拉丁词或经法语进入英语，而frail则经古法语进入。前面发过的count和compute、sure和secure都属于“同源对似词”范畴。frail type瘦体型
钱博士fra=frag-，破碎，辅音字母g在法语中音变脱落+il形容词后缀，易于…的⇒脆弱的，虚弱的
词根frag-断裂，中断，破碎来自拉丁语，过去分词形式为fract-。它和日耳曼单词break断裂、中断、破碎最终都源自原始印欧语词根*bhreg-断裂，中断，破碎，b-f相通，k-g相通。GRE红宝书源于: fragileadj 易碎的; 脆的frag碎fragmentn 碎片; 片段fr = free, ail小病: 动不动就得小病－身体虚弱的
源自fragile，g省略掉，类似的还有light；音：妇孺 + ail ill， 妇孺容易得病，身体弱；fail + r 音：弱，失败因为太弱
可能是fragile的变体fra=frag-，破碎，辅音字母g在法语中音变脱落+il形容词后缀，易于…的⇒脆弱的，虚弱的。GRE难词记忆frail→f音“弗”+rail v.责骂→别再责骂了，她是一个很脆弱的人联想记忆f + rail栏杆→ 脆弱得扶着栏杆走 ⇒脆弱的GRE难词记忆frail→fra=frag+il→fragile→脆弱的词根记忆frail=fract打碎的=脆弱的近义词 weak弱的puny微小的feeble虚弱的slight轻微的infirm体弱的fragile易碎的brittle易碎的spindly细长的delicate微妙的flimsy轻而薄得dainty小巧精致的imperfect不完美的fallible易犯错误的insubstantial脆弱的in poor health身体虚弱，身体不好…反义词 solid固体的tough强硬的robust强健的sturdy强健的strong强烈的
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.The frail wooden bridge cracked.这座不牢固的木桥断裂了。
They live in a frail shelter of leaves.他们居住在一个用树叶搭成的不结实的棚子里。
用作表语
S+be+～She is now eighty, and becoming too frail to live alone.她今年80岁了，并且身体日益如此虚弱，以致不能单独生活。Pfraillyad.脆弱地不坚实地Pfrailtyn.弱点脆弱意志薄弱
形容词99%,名词1%
用作形容词I will not torment the emotionallyfrail.我再也不折磨情感脆弱的人了。
Jail life made thefrailretailer avail every snail in the pail.监狱生命使脆弱的零售商在桶里有益于每只蜗牛。
Hisfrailhands could hardly hold a cup.他虚弱的手连杯子也拿不住。
Thisfrailchild did not survive.这个身体虚弱的孩子没能活下来。adj.breakable, weak
同义词 decrepit,feeble,fragile,infirm,sickly,slender,slim,thin,vulnerablebrittle,dainty,epicene,flimsy,slight,tenderdelicate,fishy,fracturable,frangible,insubstantial,puny,sad,shatterable,shattery,tenuous,unsound,unsubstantial,wimpy,wishy-washy,wispy
反义词 fat,firm,healthy,hearty,solid,sound,strong,heavy,rough,thick,toughunbreakable
airyadjective delicate or ethereal
dainty,diaphanous,flimsy,fragile,frivolous,illusory,imaginary,immaterial,intangible,light,rare,rarefied,tenuous,thin,vaporous,visionary,volatile,weightless,wispy
anemicadjective weak and pale
bloodless,feeble,frail,infirm,pallid,sickly,wan,watery
breakableadjective easily hurt or destroyed
brittle,crisp,crispy,crumbly,delicate,flimsy,fracturable,fragile,frail,frangible,friable,shatterable,shattery,splintery,vitreous,weak
brittleadjective fragile
breakable,crisp,crumbling,crumbly,delicate,frail,frangible,friable,inelastic,shatterable,shivery,vitreous,weak
crumblyadjective brittle
breakable,corroded,crisp,crunchy,decayed,degenerated,deteriorated,deteriorating,disintegrated,eroded,fragile,frail,frangible,friable,oxidized,perishing,powdery,pulverizable,rotted,rotten,rusted,shivery,short,soft,worn
daintieradjective delicate, fragile, fine
airy,attractive,beautiful,bonny,charming,choice,comely,cute,darling,delectable,delicious,delightful,diaphanous,elegant,ethereal,exquisite,fair,feeble,frail,graceful,lacy,light,lovely,neat,nice,palatable,petite,pleasing,precious,pretty,rare,recherché,refined,savory,select,soft,subtle,superior,sweet,tasteful,tasty,tender,thin,toothsome,trim,well-made A fifth of all NHS beds are taken up by end-of-life care at huge cost, yet surveys show that hospital is often the last place where the frail and dying want to be.
国民医疗保健部的五分之一床位都用于了老年看护计划，花费巨大。但是调查显示，医院往往是虚弱和生命垂危之人最不想去的地方。 yeeyan |