单词 | weak |
释义 | Word Frequency weak(wiːk) adjective 1. lacking in physical or mental strength or force; frail or feeble 2. liable to yield, break, or give way a weak link in a chain 3. lacking in resolution or firmness of character 4. lacking strength, power, or intensity a weak voice 5. lacking strength in a particular part a team weak in defence 6. a. not functioning as well as normal weak eyes b. easily upset a weak stomach 7. lacking in conviction, persuasiveness, etc a weak argument 8. lacking in political or strategic strength a weak state 9. lacking the usual, full, or desirable strength of flavour weak tea 10. grammar a. denoting or belonging to a class of verbs, in certain languages including the Germanic languages, whose conjugation relies on inflectional endings rather than internal vowel gradation, as look, looks, looking, looked b. belonging to any part-of-speech class, in any of various languages, whose inflections follow the more regular of two possible patterns Compare strong (sense 13)11. (of a syllable) not accented or stressed 12. (of a fuel-air mixture) containing a relatively low proportion of fuel Compare rich (sense 13)13. photography having low density or contrast; thin 14. (of an industry, market, currency, securities, etc) falling in price or characterizedby falling prices Derived forms weakish (ˈweakish) adjective weakishly (ˈweakishly) adverb weakishness (ˈweakishness) noun Word origin Old English wāc soft, miserable; related to Old Saxon wēk, Old High German weih, Old Norse veikr |
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