frail

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a. 脆弱的, 虚弱的, 意志薄弱的 n. 少女, 少妇, 灯心草篓

发音

AU /fɹeɪl/

词形变化

frails 复数 frailed frailing frails 三单 frails frailing 现在分词 frailed 过去式 frailed 过去分词 frailer 比较级 frailer frailest frailest 最高级

别名

fraile frayle

教材释义与例句

形容词

脆弱的；虚弱的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A girl.

    过时 俚语
  2. 1.

    A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.

  3. 2.

    The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.

  4. 3.

    A rush for weaving baskets.

  5. 1.

    Synonym of farasola (“old unit of weight”).

  6. 1.

    Synonym of flail.

    方言 废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.

    孱弱

    脆弱

    弱不禁风的

  2. 2.

    Weak; infirm.

  3. 3.

    In an infirm state leading one to be easily subject to disease or other health problems, especially regarding the elderly.

    医学
  4. 4.

    Mentally fragile.

  5. 5.

    Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

weight basket handbasket
形容词

同义词 5

weak delicate fragile imperfect fallible

反义词 1

robust

近义相关 10

human weak feeble weakly decrepit rickety infirm breakable debile sapless

参见 3

weak delicate unhealthy

相关短语

frail sister frail sisters

词源

From Middle English frele, fraill, from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis. Cognate to fraction, fracture, and doublet of fragile.

来源：wiktionary