单词 | weak |
释义 | weak —weak /wiːk/ adjective (NOT GOOD) ► B1 not good enough, especially in ability, skill, or quality: » He was always weak at/in languages but strong at/in science.» Our quiz team is a bit weak on sport.» In the end I think the film was spoilt by a weak story line.Thesaurus+: ↑Inability and awkwardnessThesaurus+: ↑Not good enoughweakly /-li/ adverb► F0» "The pain seems to have eased a little with these new tablets," he said weakly.Thesaurus+: ↑Weakness and vulnerability adjective (NOT STRONG) B1 not strong, or not strong enough to work, last, succeed, persuade, or be effective: » It's not surprising you feel weak if you haven't eaten properly for days.» The electromagnetic field strength becomes weaker as you move further away from high voltage cables.» He was a weak king surrounded by corrupt advisers.» Any evidence that exists to support the hypothesis is fairly weak.» He gave the weakest of excuses when asked why he was late.Thesaurus+: ↑Weakness and vulnerabilityB2 describes a drink that contains a lot of water compared to its other contents, so that it does not have a strong flavour: » I can't stand weak coffee/tea.Thesaurus+: ↑Drinks - general wordsF0 SPECIALIZED describes an acid, alkali, or chemical base that does not produce many ions (= atoms with an electrical charge) when it is dissolved in water Thesaurus+: ↑Types of chemical , ↑Specific chemicals, chemical compounds and gases , ↑Substances and structures in the bodyweakly /-li/ adverb► F0» "The pain seems to have eased a little with these new tablets," he said weakly.Thesaurus+: ↑Weakness and vulnerabilityWord Builder:–Nouns: weakling, weakness–Adjectives: weak–Verbs: weaken–Adverbs: weakly • • • Extra Examples:» He's still feeling a bit weak after his operation.» The team has a strong attack, but its defence is weak.» My ankle is rather weak, so I always put a bandage on it to support it when I play tennis.» How do you like your tea - strong or weak?» We could just pick out the path in the weak beam of the torch. |
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