| 单词 | weak |
| 释义 | weak (once / 46 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj 4adj Weak is the opposite of strong. Muscles, arguments, defenses, and coffee can all be weak — and when they are, it's not good. Anything weak is lacking in strength or power. If your muscles are weak, you can't lift much. If your will power is weak, you give up easily. Food and drinks with little flavor are weak, and an argument that is flimsy is weak. Whenever anything is lacking or not what it should be, it's weak. And if you come across something really lame — like a dumb TV show — you could say, "That's so weak." WORD FAMILYweak: weaken, weaker, weakest, weakly, weakness+/weaken: weakened, weakener, weakening, weakens/weakener: weakeners/weakening: weakenings/weakly: weaklier, weakliest/weakness: weaknesses USAGE EXAMPLESShe became so weak that she couldn’t walk from the front door to the sidewalk. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) They say limited hunting allows for a controlled elimination of weak animals, while earning funds for fodder and other care for the herds. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Strengthening Iowa’s ignition interlock laws, which are among the weakest in the nation, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj wanting in physical strength a weak pillar Syn|Ant delicate exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury powerlesslacking power anaemic, anemiclacking vigor or energy adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervatedlacking strength or vigor faint, feeblelacking strength or vigor feeble, lamepathetically lacking in force or effectiveness flimsylacking solidity or strength jerry-built, shoddyof inferior workmanship and materials gutless, namby-pamby, spineless, wishy-washyweak in willpower, courage or vitality pale, pallid, sick, wan(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble punyinferior in strength or significance vulnerablecapable of being wounded or hurt weakenedmade weak or weaker tender, untoughenedphysically untoughened strong having strength or power greater than average or expected ruggedsturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring powerfulhaving great power or force or potency or effect robuststurdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction beardownwith full strength beefed-upmade greater or stronger brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful bullneckedhaving a thick short powerful neck bullockyresembling a bullock in strength and power fortifiedhaving something added to increase the strength hard, knockout, severevery strong or vigorous industrial-strength, weapons-gradeextremely strong or concentrated or durable ironlikeexhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron knock-down, powerfulstrong enough to knock down or overwhelm noticeablereadily noticed reinforced, strengthenedgiven added strength or support robuststrong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity stiffpowerful vehementcharacterized by great force or energy virilecharacterized by energy and vigor well-knit, well-setstrongly and firmly constructed tough, toughenedphysically toughened 2adj lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality Syn debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weakly frail physically weak 3adj likely to fail under stress or pressure the weak link in the chain Syn fallible likely to fail or make errors 4adj wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings Syn fallible, frail, imperfect human having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings 5adj not having authority, political strength, or governing power a weak president Syn powerless lacking power 6adj deficient in intelligence or mental power a weak mind Syn stupid lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity 7adj deficient or lacking in some skill 2he's weak in spelling Syn unskilled not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency 1adj deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc weak colors a weak pulse Syn faint perceptible capable of being perceived by the mind or senses 2adj overly diluted; thin and insipid 3weak tea Syn washy, watery dilute, diluted reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity 1adj (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress a weak stress on the second syllable Syn light, unaccented unstressed not bearing a stress or accent 2adj (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection 4Syn regular in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle adj tending downward in price a weak market for oil stocks Syn down being or moving lower in position or less in some value |
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