fragile

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a. 易碎的, 脆的 [医] 脆弱的, 脆的

发音

CA /ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/
AU /ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/
UK /ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/
US /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/

词形变化

fragiles 复数 fragiles fragiler 比较级 fragiler fragilest more fragile 比较级 fragilest 最高级 most fragile 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

脆的；易碎的

easily broken or damaged

Be careful with that vase – it's very fragile.

小心那只花瓶——很容易打碎的。

fragile bones

脆弱的骨头

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that is fragile.

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.

    She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.

    The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.

  2. 2.

    Readily disrupted or destroyed.

    易碎

    脆弱

    比喻

    The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.

  3. 3.

    Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.

    英国
  4. 4.

    Thin-skinned or oversensitive.

    英国

    He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

thin delicate slight frail flimsy tenuous

近义相关 4

delicate insignificant unimportant breakable

相关短语

fragile X fragile X syndrome fragile masculinity warmblood fragile foal syndrome

词源

Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.

来源：wiktionary