英语单词 | fragile |
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英美音标 | ['frædʒail; 'frædʒl] |
中文释义 | adj.易碎的,脆的 |
vocab简明 | If it's delicate and easily broken, like a rare glass vase or the feelings of an overly emotional friend, it's certainly fragile. |
vocab扩展 | Back in the 1500s, fragile implied moral weakness. Then around 1600, its definition broadened to mean “liable to break.” It wasn’t until the 19th century that the word started to mean “frail” and was used to describe people. Today we use it to describe things like spider webs, unstable political systems, and insecure egos. Synonyms include flimsy, vulnerable, and brittle. |
真题原句 | Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation’s early leaders and the fragile nature of the country’s infancy. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]脆弱的;不确定的 If you describe a situation as fragile, you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to be able to resist strong pressure or attack. [JOURNALISM 新闻]
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2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易碎的;易坏的 Something that is fragile is easily broken or damaged.
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3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](外表)精致的,精巧的 Something that is fragile is very delicate or fine in appearance.
4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]虚弱的;无力的 If someone feels fragile, they feel weak, for example because they are ill or have drunk too much alcohol. [usu v-link ADJ]
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来源 | 2008.4 |
Tags: 单词::2008
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