vulnerable 英 [ˈvʌlnərəbl]   美 [ˈvʌlnərəbəl]

vulnerable

vulnerable  英 [ˈvʌlnərəbl] 美 [ˈvʌlnərəbəl]

adj. 脆弱的;易受伤害的 

to be vulnerable to attack 易受攻击
She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own. 她独自站在那里看上去弱不禁风。

  • Use the adjective vulnerable to describe something or someone open to being physically or emotionally wounded, like a newborn chick or an overly sensitive teenager.
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  • adj. 脆弱的;易受伤害的
  • 1. to be vulnerable to attack

    易受攻击

  • 2. She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own.

    她独自站在那里看上去弱不禁风。

  • 3. In cases of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable.

    遇到食物中毒,幼儿尤其容易受危害。

  • 4. financial vulnerability

    在财政上易受打击

  • vulnerable (adj.) c. 1600, from Late Latin vulnerabilis "wounding," from Latin vulnerare "to wound, hurt, injure, maim," from vulnus (genitive vulneris) "wound," perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear" (see svelte), or from PIE *wele-nes-, from *wele- (2) "to strike, wound" (see Valhalla).
vul·ner·able / ˈvʌlnərəbl ; NAmE ˈvʌlnərəbl / adjective vulnerable(to sb/sth) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally (身体上或感情上)脆弱的,易受…伤害的 to be vulnerable to attack 易受攻击 She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own. 她独自站在那里看上去弱不禁风。 In cases of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable. 遇到食物中毒,幼儿尤其容易受危害。 The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position. 财务部主任的突然辞职使得这家公司岌岌可危。 vul·ner·abil·ity / ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti / noun [uncountable ] vulnerability(of sb/sth) (to sth) financial vulnerability 在财政上易受打击 the vulnerability of newborn babies to disease 新生婴儿容易患病 vul·ner·ably / ˈvʌlnərəbli ; NAmE ˈvʌlnərəbli / adverb vulnerability vulnerabilities vul·ner·able / ˈvʌlnərəbl ; NAmE ˈvʌlnərəbl / vul·ner·abil·ity / ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti / vul·ner·ably / ˈvʌlnərəbli ; NAmE ˈvʌlnərəbli /
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