feeble

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a. 微弱的, 衰弱的, 无效的 [医] 无力的, 衰弱的

发音

US /ˈfiːbəl/

词形变化

feebled feebles 三单 feebles feebling feebling 现在分词 feebled 过去式 feebled 过去分词 feebler 比较级 feebler feeblest feeblest 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

微弱的，无力的；虚弱的；薄弱的

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make feeble; to enfeeble.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Deficient in physical strength.

    软弱

    弱

    Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.

  2. 2.

    Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.

    That was a feeble excuse for an example.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

weak lame faint weakly decrepit rickety infirm debile nerveless sapless

近义相关 3

weak powerless frail

词源

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“to weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.

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