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weakness n.软弱；弱点；嗜好 (1) 别把他的耐心看作软弱的表示。(2) 她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。(3) 正手回球是我最大的弱点。(4) 这设计本身存在弱点。(5) 该书的缺点在于作者未能把论证展开。(6) 他抽烟的嗜好对他的身体有害。 Weakness can indicate a physical weakness, like a chair with one wobbly leg, or flaw in an idea, like a plan for a lemonade stand that doesn't include any cups for serving the lemonade. People can show weakness too, when they are helpless to take action. The origin of weakness can be traced all the way back to its Proto-Indo-European root of weik, "to bend."

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英 ['wiːknəs] 美 ['wiːknəs] (1) Don't take his patience as a sign of weakness.(2) She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.(3) Forehand return is my greatest weakness.(4) There is an inherent weakness in the design.(5) The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument.(6) His weakness for cigarettes is detrimental to his health. The point where something fails to work properly or to hold up is its weakness. If a building crumbles in a storm, it's probably because of a weakness — a flaw or defect — in its structure. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:weak；嗜好；癖好；迷恋 If you have a weakness for something, you like it very much, although this is perhaps surprising or undesirable.   [usu sing]Stephen himself had a weakness for cats...史蒂芬本人偏爱猫。His one weakness, apart from aeroplanes, is ice cream.除了对飞机情有独钟，他还嗜好冰激凌。

英语单词	weakness
英美音标	英 ['wiːknəs] 美 ['wiːknəs]
中文释义	n.软弱；弱点；嗜好
英语例句	(1) Don't take his patience as a sign of weakness. (2) She thoroughly despised him for his weakness. (3) Forehand return is my greatest weakness. (4) There is an inherent weakness in the design. (5) The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument. (6) His weakness for cigarettes is detrimental to his health.
中文例句	(1) 别把他的耐心看作软弱的表示。 (2) 她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。 (3) 正手回球是我最大的弱点。 (4) 这设计本身存在弱点。 (5) 该书的缺点在于作者未能把论证展开。 (6) 他抽烟的嗜好对他的身体有害。
vocabulary简明	The point where something fails to work properly or to hold up is its weakness. If a building crumbles in a storm, it's probably because of a weakness — a flaw or defect — in its structure.
vocabulary扩展	Weakness can indicate a physical weakness, like a chair with one wobbly leg, or flaw in an idea, like a plan for a lemonade stand that doesn't include any cups for serving the lemonade. People can show weakness too, when they are helpless to take action. The origin of weakness can be traced all the way back to its Proto-Indo-European root of weik, "to bend."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:weak ；嗜好；癖好；迷恋 If you have a weakness for something, you like it very much, although this is perhaps surprising or undesirable. [usu sing] Stephen himself had a weakness for cats... 史蒂芬本人偏爱猫。 His one weakness, apart from aeroplanes, is ice cream. 除了对飞机情有独钟，他还嗜好冰激凌。

Weakness Flaw 英 Wiːknəs] 美 Wiːknəs N.软弱；弱点；嗜好 Patience Sign