英汉词典

weak 基本解释

• adj. [经] 疲软的；虚弱的；无力的；不牢固的

weak 词态变化

weak 中文词源

来自PIE*weik,弯，转，词源同week,wench.引申义柔软的，没有力量的，瘦弱的。

weak 英文词源

weak

weak: [13] Etymologically, something that is weak is ‘bendable’. The word was borrowed from Old Norse veikr. This was descended from prehistoric Germanic *waikwaz, which also produced German weich and Dutch week ‘soft’. And this in turn was formed from *waikw-, *wikw- ‘give way, yield’, a derivative of the base *wik- ‘bend’, which also produced the witch of English witch hazel [16] (etymologically the hazel with ‘bendy’ branches) and possibly English week.

weak (adj.)

c. 1300, from Old Norse veikr "weak," cognate with Old English wac "weak, pliant, soft," from Proto-Germanic *waikwa- "yield" (cognates: 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- (4) "to bend, wind" (see vicarious).

Sense of "lacking authority" is first recorded early 15c.; that of "lacking moral strength" late 14c. In grammar, denoting a verb inflected by regular syllabic addition rather than by change of the radical vowel, from 1833. Related: Weakly. Weak-kneed "wanting in resolve" is from 1870.

weak 词组搭配

weak 英文释义

1. having little physical or spiritual strength;

"a weak radio signal"

"a weak link"

2. overly diluted; thin and insipid;

"washy coffee"

"watery milk"

"weak tea"

3. lacking power

4. used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress;

"a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"

"a weak stress on the second syllable"

5. having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings;

"I'm only human"

"frail humanity"

6. lacking force; feeble;

"a forceless argument"

7. lacking physical strength or vitality;

"a feeble old woman"

"her body looked sapless"

8. used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection

9. lacking physical strength or vigor

10. characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence;

"an effeminate civilization"

weak 同义词解析

weak, feeble, frail, fragile

这些形容词均有"虚弱的，乏力的"之意。

weak： 普通用词，指缺乏应有的力量，可用于身体、意志或精神。

feeble： 指身体衰弱无力，精力几乎耗尽，含令人怜悯的意味。

frail： 多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。

fragile可与frail换用，但语气强，侧重脆弱，指人容易生病，指物容易破碎。

weak 双语例句

1. His hands were too weak to cock his revolver.

他的手没劲儿，扳不动左轮手枪的扳机。

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2. Matt is weak and dependent, but you love him all the same.

马特软弱无能且依赖性强，但我们照样爱他。

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3. Despite some artful editing, the anthology is a weak one.

除了编辑上的一些巧妙之处，这本选集乏善可陈。

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4. Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.

潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。

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5. The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt.

这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。

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weak 实用场景例句

She is still weak after her illness.

她病后仍然虚弱。

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His legs felt weak.

他觉得两腿发软。

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She suffered from a weak heart.

她心脏不好。

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That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.

那座桥不太牢固，承受不住过多的车辆。

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a weak and cowardly man

一个懦弱胆怯的男子

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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。

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I was too weak to move or think or speak...

我太虚弱了，无法动弹，无法思考，也无法说话。

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His arms and legs were weak.

他的四肢虚弱无力。

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Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate...

挨打前坎坦科的视力就一直很弱，不过也还勉强看得见。

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She tired easily and had a weak heart.

她很容易疲劳，心脏也不好。

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He was a nice doctor, but a weak man who wasn't going to stick his neck out...

他是位为人和蔼的医生，但胆小怕事，不敢冒什么风险。

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You have been conditioned to believe that it is weak to be scared.

你已经习惯性地认为害怕就是软弱。

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His weak voice was almost inaudible...

他的声音微弱，几乎听不见。

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He managed a weak smile.

他勉强挤出一丝笑容。

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The owner said the bird may have escaped through a weak spot in the aviary...

鸟的主人说这只鸟可能是从鸟舍一处不结实的地方逃走的。

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Swimming is helpful for bones that are porous and weak.

游泳有助于改善骨质疏松和骨骼脆弱。

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The molecules in regular liquids are held together by relatively weak bonds...

常规液体里分子之间的键合力相对较弱。

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Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.

潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。

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The council was too weak to do anything about it.

市政会手中无权，对此无能为力。

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The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive...

随着对政府软弱和优柔寡断的批评愈演愈烈，情况终于有了变化。

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The chief editorial writer also blames weak leadership for the current crisis.

首席社论员也把当前的危机归咎于领导层软弱无力。

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The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners...

美元疲软意味着美国的产品对外国人来说相对便宜。

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When the economy is weak, it's very hard for suppliers to raise their prices.

经济疲软时供货商很难提价。

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Do you think the prosecution made any particular errors, or did they just have a weak case?...

你认为公诉人犯了什么错误呢，还是根本就是证据不足？

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The claim exposed a weak point in the structure of facts upon which his argument rested...

这一主张暴露了支撑他论点的论据结构的一个弱点。

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...a cup of weak tea...

一杯淡茶

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...a very weak bleach solution.

高度稀释的漂白剂

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You may very well be asked what your weak points are. Don't try to claim you don't have any...

你很可能会被问到有什么缺点。不要试图声称自己没有任何缺点。

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Geography was my weak subject...

地理是我的弱项。

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She was a plain-looking woman with a weak chin.

她相貌平平，性格懦弱。

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