| 英语单词 | feeble |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['fiːbl] 美 ['fiːbl] |
| 中文释义 | adj.虚弱的;无力的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The bishop said it with a feeble voice as he woke. (2) Feeble and uncertain securities were thrown upon the market. (3) He bleated out a feeble excuse. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 主教醒过来,用虚弱的声音说出。 (2) 虚弱的或者没有把握的证券都向市场抛售了。 (3) 他以微弱的声音作无力的辩解。 |
| vocabulary简明 | You know how you feel when you can’t open a jar of pickles? And then grandma walks in and does it in one shot without even grunting? That’s called feeling feeble, or lacking strength. |
| vocabulary扩展 | In fact, feeble, comes from the Latin word flebilis, which means "lamentable" or "unsatisfactory." But don’t let it get to you. Your puny, inferior muscles are nothing compared to the guy who makes feeble attempts at humor. Lame-o jokes are way more lamentable than inadequate biceps. |
| 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]虚弱的;微弱的;无力的 If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean that they are weak.
feebly
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]软弱的;懦弱的 If you describe someone as feeble, you are criticizing them because they are afraid of taking strong action or seem to make no effort. [disapproval]
3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]牵强的;不太可信的 If you describe something that someone says as feeble, you mean that it is not very good or convincing.
feebly
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