| 单词 | frail |
| 释义 | frail frail1 —frailly, adv. —frailness, n. /frayl/, adj., frailer, est. 1. having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now. 2. easily broken or destroyed; fragile. 3. morally weak; easily tempted. n. 4. Older Slang (sometimes offensive). a girl or woman. [1300-50; ME frail(e), frel(e) < OF < L fragilis FRAGILE] Syn. 1, 2. feeble; breakable, frangible. FRAIL, BRITTLE, FRAGILE imply a delicacy or weakness of substance or construction. FRAIL applies particularly to health and immaterial things: a frail constitution; frail hopes. BRITTLE implies a hard material that snaps or breaks to pieces easily: brittle as glass. FRAGILE implies that the object must be handled carefully to avoid breakage or damage: fragile bric-a-brac. Ant. 1, 2. sturdy. frail2 /frayl/, n. 1. a flexible basket made of rushes, used esp. for dried fruits, as dates, figs, or raisins. 2. a certain quantity of raisins, about 75 lb. (34 kg), contained in such a basket. [1300-50; ME frayel, fraelle < OF frayel < ?] |
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