weak
adj
wiːk
adj
1
PHYSICAL
身体上的
not
physically
strong
虚弱的,不够强壮的
The
illness
left
her
feeling
weak
.
疾病使她感到身体虚弱。
Poor
light
produces
weak
plants.
光照不足,植物就生长不好。
be
too
weak
to
do
sth
She’s
too
weak
to
feed
herself.
她虚弱得吃不动东西。
[+
with/from
]
Nina
was
weak
with
hunger
.
妮娜饿得没有气力。
The
animal
was
weak
from
loss
of
blood.
那只动物因失血而虚弱无力。
weak
heart/lungs
etc
My
grandfather
had
a
weak
heart.
我祖父心脏虚弱。
2
LIKELY TO BREAK
易破的
unable
to
support
much
weight
不牢固的,易破的,易损坏的
a
weak
bridge
不牢固的桥梁
too
weak
to
do
sth
The
branch
was
too
weak
to
support
his
weight.
那根树枝不牢,撑不住他的重量。
3
CHARACTER
性格
easily
influenced
by
other
people
–
used
to
show
disapproval
意志薄弱的,无决断力的〔含贬义〕
a
weak
indecisive
man
软弱而优柔寡断的男人
4
WITHOUT POWER
无权力的
not
having
much
power
or
influence
无权力的; 无影响力的
weak
leader/ruler/king
etc
a
weak
and
ineffective
president
软弱无能的总统
The
party
was
left
weak
and
divided.
这个党被弄得软弱无力,四分五裂。
The
country
is
in
a
weak
position
economically.
那个国家经济实力薄弱。
5
WITHOUT INTEREST
无吸引力的
without
the
power
to
interest
or
amuse
people
没有吸引力的,不逗人的
The
play
is
well
acted
but
the
plot
is
weak.
戏演得很好,但情节乏味。
a
weak
joke
不好笑的笑话
6
WITHOUT ENERGY
缺乏活力的
done
without
energy
or
confidence
无活力的,无生气的,没有自信的
He
managed
a
weak
smile
.
他挤出一丝淡淡的微笑。
7
NOT GOOD AT DOING STH
不擅长做某事的
not
good
at
a
particular
skill
or
subject,
or
in
a
particular
area
of
activity
or
knowledge
不擅长的,能力弱的,差的
[+
in
]
New
Zealand
was
weak
in
defense.
新西兰队防守薄弱。
[+
on
]
She
speaks
quite
fluently
but
she’s
weak
on
grammar.
她说得挺流利,不过语法不好。
Be
honest
about
your
weak
points
(=your
faults
or
the
things
you
do
not
do
well)
.
要对自己的弱点实事求是。
8
MONEY
金钱
not
financially
successful
疲软的,萧条的
weak
currency/economy
etc
The
pound
was
weak
against
the
dollar.
英镑对美元的汇率疲软。
9
ARGUMENT/IDEA
论点/观点
not
likely
to
make
people
believe
that
something
is
true
or
right
没有说服力的,不能说服人的
She’s
washing
her
hair?
That
sounds
like
a
weak
excuse
!
她在洗头? 这个理由也太牵强了!
There
are
some
weak
points
in
her
argument.
她的论点里面有几个漏洞。
The
defence
lawyer
clearly
knew
that
his
case
was
weak.
辩护律师心里清楚,他的论据没有说服力。
10
DRINK
饮料
weak
tea,
beer
etc
contains
a
lot
of
water
and
has
little
taste
稀薄的; 味淡的;
11
LIGHT/SOUND
光线/声音
difficult
to
see
or
hear
暗淡的; 微弱的;
a
weak
radio
signal
微弱的无线电信号
He
had
only
a
weak
light
to
see
by.
他只靠一丝微弱的灯光来看东西。
12
weak points/spots
12.
the
parts
of
something
that
can
easily
be
attacked
or
criticized
薄弱环节; 弱点
Check
your
house
for
weak
spots
where
a
thief
could
enter.
检查一下你的房子看有没有容易让小偷溜进来的地方。
13
weak at the knees
13.
feeling
strange
because
of
strong
emotions
两腿发软的
His
smile
made
her
go
weak
at
the
knees
.
他的微笑让她两腿发软。
14
weak moment
14.
a
time
when
you
can
be
persuaded
more
easily
than
usual
意志薄弱的时刻
Dave
caught
me
at
a
weak
moment
and
I
lent
him
£10.
戴夫正好碰到我心软的时候,我就借给了他 10 英镑。
15
the weak/weakest link
15.
the
person
or
thing
in
a
situation
that
is
less
strong,
skilful
etc
than
the
others
薄弱环节/最薄弱的一环
Goalkeeper
Gouter
proved
to
be
the
weakest
link.
守门员古特成了最薄弱的一环。
16
weak verb
16.
a
verb
that
forms
regular
past
tenses
[术语] 弱动词〔过去式是规则形式的动词〕;
technical
17
weak consonant/syllable
17.
one
that
is
not
emphasized
弱辅音/弱音节
“I’m
sorry,”
she
said,
smiling
weakly.
“对不起。”她淡淡地笑着说。
He
sank
down
weakly
beside
her.
他虚弱地在她旁边坐了下来。
18
person
人
BrE
puny
19
thing
物
fragile