weak 英 [wi:k]   美 [wik]

weak

weak  英 [wi:k] 美 [wik]

adj. 疲软的;虚弱的;无力的 

比较级:weaker  最高级:weakest 

She is still weak after her illness. 她病后仍然虚弱。
His legs felt weak. 他觉得两腿发软。

  • Weak is the opposite of strong. Muscles, arguments, defenses, and coffee can all be weak — and when they are, it's not good.
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  • adj. 疲软的;虚弱的;无力的
  • 1. She is still weak after her illness.

    她病后仍然虚弱。

  • 2. His legs felt weak.

    他觉得两腿发软。

  • 3. She suffered from a weak heart.

    她心脏不太好。

  • 4. That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.

    那座桥不太牢固,承受不住过多的车辆。

  • 5. In a weak moment I said she could borrow the car.

    我一时心软,同意她借用汽车。

  • 6. a weak leader

    软弱的领导人

  • 7. The unions have always been weak in this industry.

    在这个行业,工会一直没有权威。

  • 8. a weak currency

    疲软的货币

  • 9. a weak team

    弱队

  • 10. I was always weak in the science subjects.

    我总是学不好理科。

  • 11. weak arguments

    无说服力的论据

  • 12. a weak light, a weak signal, a weak sound

    微弱的光线╱信号╱声音

  • 13. a weak smile

    淡淡的微笑

  • 14. weak tea

    淡茶

  • weak (adj.) c. 1300, from Old Norse veikr "weak," cognate with Old English wac "weak, pliant, soft," from Proto-Germanic *waikwa- "yield" (source also of Old Saxon wek, Swedish vek, Middle Dutch weec, Dutch week "weak, soft, tender," Old High German weih "yielding, soft," German weich "soft"), from PIE root *weik- (2) "to bend, to wind."
weak / wiːk ; NAmE wiːk / adjective ( weaker , weakest ) not physically strong 身体虚弱 1 not physically strong 虚弱的;无力的 She is still weak after her illness. 她病后仍然虚弱。 His legs felt weak. 他觉得两腿发软。 She suffered from a weak heart. 她心脏不太好。 likely to break 易破 2 that cannot support a lot of weight; likely to break 不牢固的;易损坏的;易破的 That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic. 那座桥不太牢固,承受不住过多的车辆。 without power 没有能力 3 easy to influence; not having much power 易受影响的;懦弱的;软弱无力的 a weak and cowardly man 一个懦弱胆怯的男子 In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded)I said she could borrow the car. 我一时心软,同意她借用汽车。 a weak leader 软弱的领导人 The unions have always been weak in this industry. 在这个行业,工会一直没有权威。 poor/sick people 穷╱病人 4 the weak noun [plural ] people who are poor, sick or without power 穷人;病人;弱者 currency/economy 货币;经济 5 not financiallystrong or successful 疲软的;萧条的 a weak currency 疲软的货币 The economy is very weak. 经济十分萧条。 not good at sth 不善于 6 not good at sth 不善于;不擅长;(能力)弱的 a weak team 弱队 weakin sth I was always weak in the science subjects. 我总是学不好理科。 not convincing 欠缺说服力 7 that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by 不能令人信服的;不能说服人的 SYN unconvincing weak arguments 无说服力的论据 I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak. 我喜欢这部电影,但是觉得结尾很牵强。 hard to see/hear 难以看见╱听到 8 not easily seen or heard 微弱的;隐约的 a weak light/signal/sound 微弱的光线╱信号╱声音 without enthusiasm 缺乏热情 9 done without enthusiasm or energy 淡漠的;无活力的;无生气的 a weak smile 淡淡的微笑 He made a weak attempt to look cheerful. 他有气无力地摆出高兴的样子。 liquid 液体 10 a weakliquid contains a lot of water 稀的;稀薄的;稀释的 weak tea 淡茶 point/spot 点;处 11 ~ point/spot the part of a person's character, an argument, etc. that is easy to attack or criticize 弱点;缺点;不足之处 The team's weak points are in defence. 这个队的弱点在防守。 He knew her weak spot where Steve was concerned. 他了解她在与史蒂夫有关事情方面的缺点。 grammar 语法 12 a weakverb forms the past tense and past participle by adding a regular ending and not by changing a vowel. In English this is done by adding -d, -edor -t(for example walk, walked) (动词)规则的,弱(变化)的 phonetics 语音学 13 (of the pronunciation of some words 某些单词的发音 ) used when there is no stress on the word. For example, the weakform of andis /ən / or /n /, as in bread and butter /ˌbred n ˈbʌtə(r) / . 轻读的;非重读的 OPP strong IDIOMS ˌweak at the ˈknees ( informal) hardly able to stand because of emotion, fear, illness, etc. (因激动、恐惧、疾病等)两腿发软 His sudden smile made her go weak at the knees. 他突然笑了笑,使得她两膝发软。 the weak link (in the ˈchain) the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail 薄弱环节 more at spirit n. weak weaker weakest weak / wiːk ; NAmE wiːk /
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