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单词
foible
释义
foible
foi‧ble
/
ˈfɔɪb
ə
l
/
noun
[countable]
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
foible
Origin:
1600-1700
Early modern
French
, from
Old French
feble
;
➔
FEEBLE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Her act is full of funny observations on human
foibles
.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
In fact, he was often quite outspoken about people, though usually with reference to their harmless
foibles
.
Just another screwy episode in a tournament filled with
foibles
.
Obviously every nation has its
foibles
of this kind.
The Inspectors all know each other extremely well and sometimes have to tolerate each other's little
foibles
, too.
Their bedroom doors closed, and suddenly our
foibles
became the topic of dinner conversation.
Their personalities are easily exaggerated, their
foibles
ripe for caricature or psychotherapy.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
►
little foibles
We all have our
little foibles
.
a small weakness or strange habit that someone has, which does not harm anyone else
SYN
peculiarity
:
We all have our
little foibles
.
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curtness
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curvaceous
curvature
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curved
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