| 单词 | frail |
| 释义 | frail (once / 662 pages) 1adj 2n Something that is delicate and fragile can be described as frail. Grandma's favorite vase is probably too frail to use for football practice; some of us have learned that the hard way. Frail can also used to describe a person's physical condition: "When I broke my grandmother's vase, she yelled in a voice so loud that it was hard to believe it was coming from her small, frail frame." Another way to use frail is in reference to a person's emotional state. As the poet Sylvia Plath astutely observed, "How frail the human heart must be." WORD FAMILYfrail: frailer, frailest, frailly, frailness, frails USAGE EXAMPLESHe was playing a difficult man who was in his ’80s who was frail but strong.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) At one point, Durst, who is thin and appears frail, wheeled himself backward for a better view, bumping into one of his attorneys. Los Angeles Times(Dec 21, 2016) But it would not be for the people who are frail, live alone or in a dwelling with stairs, he said. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1adj physically weak an invalid's frail body Syn|Ant delicate exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weaklylacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality light-bonedhaving a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh weakwanting in physical strength robust sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction ruggedsturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring healthyhaving or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease beefy, buirdly, burly, husky, strappingmuscular and heavily built big-bonedhaving a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh big-chested, chestymarked by a large or well-developed chest big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shoulderedhaving broad shoulders cast-iron, ironextremely robust hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdyhaving rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships hardyable to survive under unfavorable weather conditions half-hardy(of plants) requiring protection from frost heavy-armedhaving massive arms square-builtbroad and solidly built vigorousstrong and active physically or mentally stronghaving strength or power greater than average or expected 2adj easily broken or damaged or destroyed a frail craft Syn delicate, fragile breakable capable of being broken or damaged 3adj wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings 2frail humanity Syn fallible, imperfect, weak human having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings 1n a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) Hyper basket, handbasket a container that is usually woven and has handles 2n the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds Hyper weight, weight unit a unit used to measure weight |
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