vulnerable
/ˈvʌlnərəbl/adjective
1- exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally（身体或情感上）易受攻击的, 易受伤害的; 脆弱的：
we were in a vulnerable position
我们处在弱势地位
small fish are vulnerable to predators.
小鱼易受食肉动物袭击。
1.1
- Bridge (of a partnership) liable to higher penalties, either by convention or through having won one game towards a rubber【桥牌】有局方的, 有身价的。
派生词
vulnerability
noun （pl. -ies）vulnerableness
nounvulnerably
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from late Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare 'to wound'， from vulnus 'wound'.