frail
adjective/freɪl/
/freɪl/
(comparative frailer, superlative frailest)
- (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 ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- old and frail
- Mother was becoming too frail to live alone.
- 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
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- old and frail
- the frail stems of the flowers
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’.