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单词 frail
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frail

adjective
/freɪl/
/freɪl/
(comparative frailer, superlative frailest)
  1. (especially of an old person) physically weak and thin瘦弱的
    • Mother was becoming too frail to live alone.母亲已逐渐衰弱到无法独居。
    Extra Examples
    • She looked old and frail.她看起来年老体弱。
    • Some old people become physically frail.一些老人身体变得虚弱。
    • His frail hands were shaking.他虚弱的双手在颤抖。
    • women caring for frail elderly relatives照顾羸弱年迈亲属的妇女
    Topics Health problemsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    phrases
    • old and frail
  2. weak; easily damaged or broken弱的;易损的;易碎的
    • the frail stems of the flowers柔弱的花茎
    • Human nature is frail.人性脆弱。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    phrases
    • old and frail
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’.
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