| 单词 | fragile |
| 释义 | fragile (frædʒaɪl , US -dʒəl ) 1. adjective If you describe a situation as fragile, you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to be able to resist strong pressure or attack. [journalism] ...moves that will place added strain on an already fragile economy. The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse. His overall condition remained fragile. Synonyms: unstable, weak, vulnerable, delicate fragility (frədʒɪlɪti ) uncountable noun By mid-1988 there were clear indications of the extreme fragility of the right-wing coalition. [+ of] Synonyms: vulnerability, weakness, instability, insecurity 2. adjective Something that is fragile is easily broken or damaged. He leaned back in his fragile chair. fragility uncountable noun Older drivers are more likely to be seriously injured because of the fragility of their bones. [+ of] Synonyms: weakness, delicacy, frailty, infirmity 3. graded adjective Something that is fragile is very delicate or fine in appearance. Synonyms: delicate, fine, charming, elegant 4. graded adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone feels fragile, they feel weak, for example because they are ill or have drunk too much alcohol. He felt irritated and strangely fragile, as if he were recovering from a severe bout of flu. Synonyms: unwell, poorly [informal], weak, delicate Collocations: fragile environment But he underplays the great strides it has made to embrace digital and the fragile environment within which it operates. Times, Sunday Times Six national parks protect the largely untouched, yet fragile environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Appropriate efforts were taken to minimise the damage to this fragile environment, but where the vegetation was damaged, increased depths of summer thaw occurred. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cultural differences and a language barrier further fueled tensions in an already fragile environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commercial development of uninhabited islands can raise ecological concerns, as many have a fragile environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A dense cluster of plants, flowers, trees and animals ekes out a fragile existence from moisture under the sand. Times, Sunday Times The installation's temporary nature had symbolised man-kind's fragile existence. Times, Sunday Times The armed raids have shattered what was already a fragile existence. Times, Sunday Times Like the artist himself, the pieces refer ironically to their own fragile existence in the modern world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Realizing their fragile existence, immediate efforts were made to protect the herd. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fragile flower wilts in the bright sunlight at a place where dark events unfolded a year ago tonight. The Sun Describing her as a fragile flower, he explained that he couldn't stand by and watch her be hurt anymore. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flatten it out in the name of rationalisation, centralise and homogenise under elephantine rules made by a defunct government, and you crush some fragile flowers. Times, Sunday Times Its fragile flowers are opening in parks and gardens like pale pink snowflakes that have got caught in the twigs. Times, Sunday Times The profundity of that device, the fragile hope, was unforgettable. Times, Sunday Times Both are compelling narratives of loss that, when they come together, become a story of fragile hope. Times, Sunday Times There had been a fragile hope that the economies of the industrial states were recovering, but then their currencies crashed. Times, Sunday Times The fragile hope that existed in the midst of what seemed to me unfairness encouraged them more than a nostalgic story of conquering faith. Christianity Today Their fragile hopes of a better life shattered, they escaped the only way they could. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She said that the cause appeared to be the fragile nature of the materials used by the artists. Times, Sunday Times And he said the timing was critical given the fragile nature of the economy. The Sun His departure reinforced the fragile nature of a sporting career. Times, Sunday Times The data underscored the fragile nature of the housing recovery. Houston Chronicle When we recorded it, the band were telling me how deep and heavy they thought it was, a meditation on the fragile nature of life. The Sun Like a fractious family, they maintain a fragile peace by pretending there's nothing the matter and never mentioning the war. Times, Sunday Times The fragile peace has given way recently to sporadic clashes. Times, Sunday Times Witnessing the constant vigilance, sacrifice and compromise required from all parties to maintain the fragile peace made it seem real and tangible. Times, Sunday Times It never came, as keeping the fragile peace was judged more important than justice. Times, Sunday Times Now there's a fragile peace. Times, Sunday Times They predicted that the decision would lead to more homes on the market and give the fragile recovery a boost. Times, Sunday Times Voters are sceptical about both main parties' abilities to cut the budget deficit without damaging the fragile recovery. Times, Sunday Times The markets could have gone into freefall, with disastrous knock-on consequences for the global economy's fragile recovery. Times, Sunday Times And it sparked fears the fragile recovery could be shattered by our debt burden. The Sun However, there are concerns that rate increases could damage the fragile recovery in the housing market. Times, Sunday Times It calms and softens the fragile skin surrounding eyes and also strengthens eyelashes. Times, Sunday Times Anything that irritates or rubs the fragile skin one sits upon - already vulnerable through decreased blood flow - will cause marks. Times, Sunday Times Most have learned that taking regular extended baths allows patients to care for their fragile skin and keep it manageable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even a relatively small charge can have a catastrophic impact on the fragile structure of an airliner as the pressurisation amplifies the blast. Times, Sunday Times Unwelcome examples of self-reliance and competing competence, they sway the fragile structure that international criminal law campaigners have struggled to construct. Times, Sunday Times The fragile structure, formed in still wet clay, will dry and crumble to dust in the course of this exhibition. Times, Sunday Times The syndicate was organized as an informal pool rather than as a modern corporation, a relatively fragile structure that relied on trust and cooperation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The noise also begins shaking the fragile structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's that jollity with a kick of menace, that spine-chilling night music, those sweet woodwind solos, which catch up and cocoon the fragile thread of the vulnerable soprano voice. Times, Sunday Times When the fragile threads that bind together civilised society break, a selfish barbarity emerges. Times, Sunday Times The fragile threads change color with changing light and sometimes seem to fade into the background. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With tempers and patience stretched to their limits, the club and their troubled employee agreed a fragile truce yesterday. Times, Sunday Times Of course, the fragile truce can't last. Times, Sunday Times When a third bailout programme was agreed, a fragile truce between the governor and the government ensued. Times, Sunday Times A fragile truce ensued, but in the summer of 1711 the hostilities were resumed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If public accounts look increasingly fragile, the private sector hasn't improved, either. Times, Sunday Times Both projects are part of a campaign to combat the overfishing, developments and industrialisation threatening the world's increasingly fragile coastal environments. Times, Sunday Times But, having made his grand entrance, the bandleader knuckled down to some serious work, playing keyboards and harmonica (sometimes simultaneously) and singing in his high and increasingly fragile tone. Times, Sunday Times Such indicators are seized upon by those attempting to read the runes of our increasingly fragile economy. Times, Sunday Times He hit 11 boundaries in an innings of 74, the boundary count significant since his running between the wickets betrayed the increasingly fragile state of his knee. Times, Sunday Times For the whale it was just a shrug of the shoulders, but it left me feeling incredibly fragile and insignificant. Times, Sunday Times Modern technology will soon enable us to 'unroll' digitally and read the incredibly fragile scrolls without any physical contact. Times, Sunday Times Because my parents were both actors, their income was incredibly fragile/nonexistent. Times, Sunday Times In another, they are incredibly fragile. Times, Sunday Times Also, it was incredibly fragile and crashed repeatedly, often corrupting system files on the disk in the process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 易碎的 Japanese: 壊れやすい |
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