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单词 foible
释义
foiblefoi‧ble /ˈfɔɪbəl/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfoible
Origin:
1600-1700 Early modern French, from Old French feble; FEEBLE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Her act is full of funny observations on human foibles.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In fact, he was often quite outspoken about people, though usually with reference to their harmless foibles.
  • Just another screwy episode in a tournament filled with foibles.
  • Obviously every nation has its foibles of this kind.
  • The Inspectors all know each other extremely well and sometimes have to tolerate each other's little foibles, too.
  • Their bedroom doors closed, and suddenly our foibles became the topic of dinner conversation.
  • Their personalities are easily exaggerated, their foibles ripe for caricature or psychotherapy.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 We all have our little foibles.
a small weakness or strange habit that someone has, which does not harm anyone else SYN  peculiarity:  We all have our little foibles.
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