frail

美音：[freɪl] 英音：[freɪl]

简单释义：

adj.瘦弱的；易损的；易碎的

n.少妇；灯心草篓；灯心草篓的容量

网络脆弱的；虚弱的；意志薄弱的

变形：

比较级：frailer 最高级：frailest

完整释义：

adj.

1.弱,虚弱,纤弱,孱弱,脆弱的,柔弱的,弱不禁风的
2.脆弱的,虚弱的
3.意志薄弱的,不坚定的
4.不稳定的
5.不牢固的
6.单薄的,消瘦,瘦骨嶙峋的
7.微微
8.脆的

1.〔美俚〕少女,少妇
2.灯心草篓〔用以装无花果、葡萄干等〕
3.灯心草篓的容量〔约 32、56或75磅〕

例句：

In the teens, the door is made of glass, frail yet transparent. Though closed, people inside could look outside clearly, and vice versa.
十几岁的心扉是玻璃的，脆弱而且透明，虽然关着，但是里面的人不断向外张望，外面的人也能窥视门内。
Amy, too, had a dear child named Beth, but she was a frail little creature and the dread of losing her was the shadow over Amy's sunshine.
艾米也有一个可爱的孩子取名贝思，但她是个纤弱的小东西，担心失掉她变成艾米幸福中的一个阴影。
Kim Jong Il came out to the Pyongyang airport to greet him, a rare sortie for North Korea's dictator even when he was less frail.
金正日亲自来到平壤机场接他，这次出门对这位朝鲜领导人来说是很罕见的，尽管他已经不那么虚弱。
With the wreck of her frail boby, Beth's soul grew strong, and though she said little, those about her felt that she was ready.
带着虚弱的身体，贝思反而愈发坚强了，尽管她很少说话，但身边的人感到她已经做好了远行的准备。
A frail economy ought at least to be free of price pressures but Britons have had no such luck.
薄弱的经济体至少不应该有价格压力，但英国没有这样的幸运。
Dunn, a petite, frail woman, answers the door with a tiny dog in her arms.
邓恩，一位娇小体弱的女人，为我们开门时，怀里抱着一只小狗。
Frail hopes that this might coax the government to negotiate with its enemy were swiftly disappointed.
原本期望就此能劝说政府同敌方举行谈判，但这一微弱的希望也很快破灭。
There was a baby so frail and shriveled she was clearly sick, but Ms. Mardy said she had not been able to take her for tests.
曾经有一个婴儿非常地虚弱，很明显病了，Mardy女士却不能送她去检查。

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