feeble
微弱
常用释义
英音[ ˈfiːb(ə)l ]
美音[ ˈfiːb(ə)l ]
变形
比较级:
feebler/more feeble
最高级:
feeblest/most feeble
基本释义
- adj. 衰弱的，虚弱的；（光线或声音）微弱的；软弱的；无效的，不佳的
例句
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1·The heartbeat was feeble and irregular.心搏无力，心律不齐。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·Don't be so feeble! Tell her you don't want to go.别那么软弱了！告诉她你不想去。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·At last a feeble voice replied, "Thank you so much, dear Ratty!"最后，一个微弱无力的声音回答道：“非常感谢你，亲爱的鼠仔！”
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4·We were locked in the paddy wagon while our guard watched a feeble pro-Qaddafi protest.我们被锁在囚车里，而我们的警卫则看着一场支持卡扎菲的微弱抗议。
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5·"Thank you kindly, Sir," said Toad in a feeble voice, "I'm feeling a great deal better!"“谢谢你，先生，”托德声音微弱地说，“我觉得好多了！”
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6·When their voices died away there came cold silence over the lagoon, and then a feeble cry.当他们的声音渐渐消失的时候，泻湖上空出现了冰冷的寂静，接着是一声微弱的哭声。
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7·Feeble steps were heard on the stairs, and an old man, tall and frail, odorous of pipe smoke.楼梯上响起了微弱的脚步声，一个病怏怏、浑身烟臭、满嘴烟渍的高个子老头儿犹犹豫豫地走了进来。
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8·"I wasn't asleep," he said in a hoarse, feeble voice, "I heard every word you fellows were saying."“我没有睡着，”他声音嘶哑无力地说，“你们说的每一个字我都听见了。”
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9·The reason often given for the low regard in which smell is held is that, in comparison with its importance among animals, the human sense of smell is feeble and undeveloped.人们通常不重视嗅觉的原因是，虽然嗅觉对于动物很重要，但人类的嗅觉是薄弱而不发达的。
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10·This is a particularly feeble argument.这是个特别站不住脚的论点。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
同根词
词根：
feeble
词语辨析
weak/feeble/frail.导航词义：虚弱的
weak:adj. 虚弱的.最普通用词，使用范围很广，既可指身体虚弱无力的，也可引申用于力量、意志、权力、性格等方面，表示“薄弱的”、“软弱的”等。
Her mother was weak from a long illness.
她母亲长期患病，身体很虚弱。
I'm very weak when it comes to giving up smoking.
在戒烟问题上我意志很薄弱。
The enemy became so weak that they could not go on with the war.
敌人力量变弱，无法再继续这场战争了。
feeble:adj. 虚弱的，无力的.语气较 weak 强，尤指身体、脉搏、声音等极为虚弱而无力的。
His pulse was too feeble to feel.
他的脉搏太弱了，摸不着。
The newborn baby gave a feeble cry.
那个新生儿哭声很弱。
Her feeble arm dropped powerless to her side.
她那虚弱的胳臂无力地垂在身边。
frail:adj. 虚弱的，瘦弱的.多指因年迈或生病而身体瘦弱的、虚弱的、衰弱的。
The old man is growing thin and frail.
那位老人日渐瘦弱。
She was still feeling a bit frail.
她仍然感觉身体有点虚弱。
Her frail hands could hardly hold a cup.
她虚弱的手几乎连杯子也拿不住。