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单词 weak-willed
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Definition of weak-willed in English:

weak-willed

adjective
  • Lacking the ability to resist the influence of other people or to control one's own impulses.

    意志薄弱的

    he is weak-willed and indecisive

    他意志薄弱,优柔寡断。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yates has little time for such dishonesty and weak-willed pretension.
    • If you're a vegan, eschewing all animal products, you most likely turn up your nose at weak-willed vegetarians who succumb to cheese.
    • The left looked like weak-willed hypocrites; the right like bullies who couldn't take care of their own mess.
    • Clearly, his wife is dumb and his child weak-willed.
    • I demanded to speak to the proprietor, a weak-willed man who claimed that the youths were only enjoying some music before attending a scout meeting.
    • I am pretty weak-willed when it comes to seeking success and breakthrough.
    • Kids aren't all weak-willed robots, you know.
    • Being a weak-willed type, I hate the curse of New Year's resolutions!
    • He's a strong man, a strong leader because you don't get to the top in business by being weak-willed.
    • Yet, for all that, he was vain and weak-willed and insecure - qualities that do not make for good Roman emperors.
    • But his weak-willed characters never go through with their emotional crimes, so the book is filled with almost-disasters.
    • Vienna is not a place for the weak-willed dieter.
    • It's not easy being a mindless malleable weak-willed consumer; you have to be ready to go on a moment's notice, just like a firefighter.
    • Rather, her accountability is intrinsic to her weak-willed action itself.
    • After all, an "ideologically well-grounded" but weak-willed soldier will be of little use in a combat situation.
    • Although there are people who wish to help me, many of them are weak-willed and others, though having a strong spirit, cannot act upon their intentions.
    • I'm so weak-willed I must be ensured of a steady stream of nicotine, even when I'm asleep.
    • Although genuinely compassionate, he is also naïve, weak-willed and, like most politicians, rather too easily flattered.
    • Again, the answer is that these people can't control their lives because they are weak-willed.
    • There are widespread negative attitudes that adults who are morbidly obese are weak-willed, ugly, awkward, self-indulgent, and immoral.
    Synonyms
    irresolute, spineless, weak, weak-minded, impressionable, indecisive, doubtful, unassertive, persuadable, persuasible, submissive, compliant, pusillanimous, weak-kneed
    informal wimpish, chicken

Definition of weak-willed in US English:

weak-willed

adjectiveˌwēkˈwildˌwikˈwɪld
  • Lacking the ability to resist influence or to restrain one's own impulses; irresolute.

    意志薄弱的

    he is weak-willed and indecisive

    他意志薄弱,优柔寡断。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's not easy being a mindless malleable weak-willed consumer; you have to be ready to go on a moment's notice, just like a firefighter.
    • But his weak-willed characters never go through with their emotional crimes, so the book is filled with almost-disasters.
    • Kids aren't all weak-willed robots, you know.
    • Rather, her accountability is intrinsic to her weak-willed action itself.
    • Being a weak-willed type, I hate the curse of New Year's resolutions!
    • I demanded to speak to the proprietor, a weak-willed man who claimed that the youths were only enjoying some music before attending a scout meeting.
    • I'm so weak-willed I must be ensured of a steady stream of nicotine, even when I'm asleep.
    • Although there are people who wish to help me, many of them are weak-willed and others, though having a strong spirit, cannot act upon their intentions.
    • The left looked like weak-willed hypocrites; the right like bullies who couldn't take care of their own mess.
    • Clearly, his wife is dumb and his child weak-willed.
    • Again, the answer is that these people can't control their lives because they are weak-willed.
    • Yet, for all that, he was vain and weak-willed and insecure - qualities that do not make for good Roman emperors.
    • If you're a vegan, eschewing all animal products, you most likely turn up your nose at weak-willed vegetarians who succumb to cheese.
    • Although genuinely compassionate, he is also naïve, weak-willed and, like most politicians, rather too easily flattered.
    • Yates has little time for such dishonesty and weak-willed pretension.
    • After all, an "ideologically well-grounded" but weak-willed soldier will be of little use in a combat situation.
    • There are widespread negative attitudes that adults who are morbidly obese are weak-willed, ugly, awkward, self-indulgent, and immoral.
    • I am pretty weak-willed when it comes to seeking success and breakthrough.
    • He's a strong man, a strong leader because you don't get to the top in business by being weak-willed.
    • Vienna is not a place for the weak-willed dieter.
    Synonyms
    irresolute, spineless, weak, weak-minded, impressionable, indecisive, doubtful, unassertive, persuadable, persuasible, submissive, compliant, pusillanimous, weak-kneed
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