fragile

adjective

/ˈfrædʒaɪl/

/ˈfrædʒl/

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easily broken or damaged
- fragile china/glass/bones
- Be careful not to drop it; it’s very fragile.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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weak and uncertain; easy to destroy or harm
- a fragile alliance/ceasefire/relationship
- The economy remains extremely fragile.
- In her job she was used to dealing with actors’ fragile egos.
- fragile habitats threatened by pollution
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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thin or light and often beautiful
- fragile beauty
- The woman's fragile face broke into a smile.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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not strong and likely to become ill
- Her father is now 86 and in fragile health.
- (British English, informal) I'm feeling a bit fragile after last night (= not well, perhaps because of drinking too much alcohol).
Topics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘morally weak’): from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’. The sense ‘liable to break’ dates from the mid 16th cent.

单词	fragile
释义	fragile adjective /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ /ˈfrædʒl/ jump to other results easily broken or damaged fragile china/glass/bones Be careful not to drop it; it’s very fragile. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become feel … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry weak and uncertain; easy to destroy or harm a fragile alliance/ceasefire/relationship The economy remains extremely fragile. In her job she was used to dealing with actors’ fragile egos. fragile habitats threatened by pollution Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become feel … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry thin or light and often beautiful fragile beauty The woman's fragile face broke into a smile. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become feel … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry not strong and likely to become ill Her father is now 86 and in fragile health. (British English, informal) I'm feeling a bit fragile after last night (= not well, perhaps because of drinking too much alcohol). Topics Illnessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become feel … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘morally weak’): from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’. The sense ‘liable to break’ dates from the mid 16th cent.
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