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🔑 weakBrE /wiːk/NAmE /wiːk/ adjective (weaker, weakest) ➤not physically strong 身体虚弱🔑 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. 她心脏不好。➤likely to break 易破🔑 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🔑 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 穷人；病人the weak noun [pl.] people who are poor, sick or without power 穷人；病人；弱者➤currency/economy 货币；经济🔑 not financially strong 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🔑 not good at sth 不善于；不擅长；（能力）弱的◆a weak team 弱队◆~ in sthI was always weak in the science subjects. 我总是学不好理科。➤not convincing 欠缺说服力🔑 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🔑 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🔑 a weak liquid contains a lot of water 稀的；稀薄的；稀释的◆weak tea 淡茶➤point/spot 点；处🔑 ~ point/spotthe 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. 他知道史蒂夫是她的软肋。➤grammar 语法a weak verb 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, -ed or -t (for example walk, walked). （动词）规则的，弱（变化）的➤phonetics 语音学(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 weak form of and is /ən/ or /n/ , as in bread and butter /ˌbred n ˈbʌtə(r)/ . 轻读的；非重读的 OPP strong  ●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●the ˌspirit is ˈwilling (but the ˌflesh is ˈweak)(humorous, saying) you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them 心灵固然愿意，肉体却软弱；心有余而力不足；力不从心 |