| 单词 | feeble |
| 释义 | feeble (fiːbəl ) Word forms: feebler , feeblest 1. adjective If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean that they are weak. He told them he was old and feeble and was not able to walk so far. The feeble light of a tin lamp. Synonyms: weak, failing, exhausted, weakened feebly adverb [ADVERB with verb] His left hand moved feebly at his side. 2. graded adjective If you describe someone as feeble, you are criticizing them because they are afraid of taking strong action or seem to make no effort. [disapproval] He said that the Government had been feeble. ...some rather feeble traditionalists. Synonyms: inadequate, weak, pathetic, insufficient 3. adjective If you describe something that someone says as feeble, you mean that it is not very good or convincing. This is a particularly feeble argument. Synonyms: unconvincing, poor, thin, weak feebly adverb [ADVERB with verb] I said 'Sorry', very feebly, feeling rather embarrassed. Collocations: feeble effort It was a feeble effort. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Our verdict: a feeble effort. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was a feeble effort from Gloucester and it could have been worse. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This is a feeble effort. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 虚弱的 Japanese: 弱い |
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