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单词 feebly
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Definition of feebly in English:

feebly

adverb ˈfiːbliˈfibli
  • 1In a way that lacks strength or force.

    I smiled feebly
    many, from fear, cried out feebly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He pointed feebly at the silhouette of an outcrop close by.
    • He walked around the corner; his best friend was feebly holding onto the stall door, smiling weakly at him.
    • In the flickering shadows, she glimpsed the boy curled up feebly in the corner.
    • Laden with a tray containing two dinner plates and two tall glasses, she feebly made her way down the stairs.
    • She sobbed and shook her head, feebly pushing Laura away.
    • A heart that beat feebly told doctors that the patient had problems.
    • Rusty horns screech feebly, like the poor birds unable to fly south for the winter.
    • She whipped him around the arm and punched him feebly, not because she didn't want to hit hard, but because she couldn't.
    • The boy whimpered, and his small fingers clutched feebly at the man, tangling in the fabric of his shirt.
    • Like the Jack O'Lantern glowing feebly from the front porch, the movie's script is hollow.
    1. 1.1 In a way that fails to convince or impress.
      he feebly attempted to defend the challenge
      Plan D, a feebly disguised version of Plan C
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The gang murder was feebly investigated by an institutionally racist police force.
      • He spends most of the film servicing the inane plot and trying feebly to hide the twist from us.
      • I laughed feebly at my own joke.
      • She protested only feebly when her father picked her up and tucked her into bed.
      • "I have to keep my promise," I said feebly.
      • "I'm not very hungry, and I don't want to trouble you," he protested feebly.
      • So now we're on Plan D, a feebly disguised version of Plan C.
      • Her husband smiled feebly in response.
      • "Nobody is going to get hurt," I reasoned feebly.
      • He stared around the crowded bar miserably, reminding himself feebly that he was working.
 
 

Definition of feebly in US English:

feebly

adverbˈfēblēˈfibli
  • 1In a way that lacks strength or force.

    I smiled feebly
    many, from fear, cried out feebly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A heart that beat feebly told doctors that the patient had problems.
    • She whipped him around the arm and punched him feebly, not because she didn't want to hit hard, but because she couldn't.
    • In the flickering shadows, she glimpsed the boy curled up feebly in the corner.
    • Like the Jack O'Lantern glowing feebly from the front porch, the movie's script is hollow.
    • He walked around the corner; his best friend was feebly holding onto the stall door, smiling weakly at him.
    • Rusty horns screech feebly, like the poor birds unable to fly south for the winter.
    • He pointed feebly at the silhouette of an outcrop close by.
    • Laden with a tray containing two dinner plates and two tall glasses, she feebly made her way down the stairs.
    • She sobbed and shook her head, feebly pushing Laura away.
    • The boy whimpered, and his small fingers clutched feebly at the man, tangling in the fabric of his shirt.
    1. 1.1 In a way that fails to convince or impress.
      he feebly attempted to defend the challenge
      Plan D, a feebly disguised version of Plan C
      Example sentencesExamples
      • "Nobody is going to get hurt," I reasoned feebly.
      • I laughed feebly at my own joke.
      • He spends most of the film servicing the inane plot and trying feebly to hide the twist from us.
      • "I'm not very hungry, and I don't want to trouble you," he protested feebly.
      • Her husband smiled feebly in response.
      • The gang murder was feebly investigated by an institutionally racist police force.
      • He stared around the crowded bar miserably, reminding himself feebly that he was working.
      • So now we're on Plan D, a feebly disguised version of Plan C.
      • She protested only feebly when her father picked her up and tucked her into bed.
      • "I have to keep my promise," I said feebly.
 
 
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