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词汇归类： CET4,TEM4,考研,CET6,中高频词,基本词汇

近义词： impotent,powerless,feeble,flimsy,debilitated,brittle,frail,fragile

反义词： stout,sturdy,tough,healthy,husky,strong,robust

weak词义

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adj. [经] 疲软的；虚弱的；无力的；不牢固的

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比较级: weaker;最高级: weakest;

中文词源

weak 瘦弱

来自PIE*weik,弯，转，词源同week,wench.引申义柔软的，没有力量的，瘦弱的。

weak双语例句

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1. His hands were too weak to cock his revolver.: 他的手没劲儿，扳不动左轮手枪的扳机。

2. Matt is weak and dependent, but you love him all the same.: 马特软弱无能且依赖性强，但我们照样爱他。

3. Despite some artful editing, the anthology is a weak one.: 除了编辑上的一些巧妙之处，这本选集乏善可陈。

4. Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.: 潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。

5. The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt.: 这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。

weak英文词源

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weak: weak: [13] Etymologically, something that is weak is ‘bendable’. The word was borrowed from Old Norse veikr. This was descended from prehistoric Germanic *waikwaz, which also produced German weich and Dutch week ‘soft’. And this in turn was formed from *waikw-, *wikw- ‘give way, yield’, a derivative of the base *wik- ‘bend’, which also produced the witch of English witch hazel [16] (etymologically the hazel with ‘bendy’ branches) and possibly English week.
weak (adj.): c. 1300, from Old Norse veikr "weak," cognate with Old English wac "weak, pliant, soft," from Proto-Germanic *waikwa- "yield" (cognates: Old Saxon wek, Swedish vek, Middle Dutch weec, Dutch week "weak, soft, tender," Old High German weih "yielding, soft," German weich "soft"), from PIE root *weik- (4) "to bend, wind" (see vicarious).

Sense of "lacking authority" is first recorded early 15c.; that of "lacking moral strength" late 14c. In grammar, denoting a verb inflected by regular syllabic addition rather than by change of the radical vowel, from 1833. Related: Weakly. Weak-kneed "wanting in resolve" is from 1870.

weak实用场景例句

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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。

That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.: 那座桥不太牢固，承受不住过多的车辆。

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。

I was too weak to move or think or speak...: 我太虚弱了，无法动弹，无法思考，也无法说话。

His arms and legs were weak.: 他的四肢虚弱无力。

Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate...: 挨打前坎坦科的视力就一直很弱，不过也还勉强看得见。

She tired easily and had a weak heart.: 她很容易疲劳，心脏也不好。

He was a nice doctor, but a weak man who wasn't going to stick his neck out...: 他是位为人和蔼的医生，但胆小怕事，不敢冒什么风险。

You have been conditioned to believe that it is weak to be scared.: 你已经习惯性地认为害怕就是软弱。

His weak voice was almost inaudible...: 他的声音微弱，几乎听不见。

He managed a weak smile.: 他勉强挤出一丝笑容。

The owner said the bird may have escaped through a weak spot in the aviary...: 鸟的主人说这只鸟可能是从鸟舍一处不结实的地方逃走的。

Swimming is helpful for bones that are porous and weak.: 游泳有助于改善骨质疏松和骨骼脆弱。

The molecules in regular liquids are held together by relatively weak bonds...: 常规液体里分子之间的键合力相对较弱。

Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.: 潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。

The council was too weak to do anything about it.: 市政会手中无权，对此无能为力。

The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive...: 随着对政府软弱和优柔寡断的批评愈演愈烈，情况终于有了变化。

The chief editorial writer also blames weak leadership for the current crisis.: 首席社论员也把当前的危机归咎于领导层软弱无力。

The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners...: 美元疲软意味着美国的产品对外国人来说相对便宜。

When the economy is weak, it's very hard for suppliers to raise their prices.: 经济疲软时供货商很难提价。

Do you think the prosecution made any particular errors, or did they just have a weak case?...: 你认为公诉人犯了什么错误呢，还是根本就是证据不足？

The claim exposed a weak point in the structure of facts upon which his argument rested...: 这一主张暴露了支撑他论点的论据结构的一个弱点。

...a cup of weak tea...: 一杯淡茶

...a very weak bleach solution.: 高度稀释的漂白剂

You may very well be asked what your weak points are. Don't try to claim you don't have any...: 你很可能会被问到有什么缺点。不要试图声称自己没有任何缺点。

Geography was my weak subject...: 地理是我的弱项。

She was a plain-looking woman with a weak chin.: 她相貌平平，性格懦弱。

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