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单词 frail
释义

frail

adjective
/freɪl/
/freɪl/
(comparative frailer, superlative frailest)
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  1. (especially of an old person) physically weak and thin
    • Mother was becoming too frail to live alone.
    Wordfinder
    • care home
    • dementia
    • frail
    • geriatric
    • mobility
    • the old
    • pensioner
    • retire
    • sprightly
    • widow
    Extra Examples
    • She looked old and frail.
    • Some old people become physically frail.
    • His frail hands were shaking.
    • women caring for frail elderly relatives
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    phrases
    • old and frail
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  2. weak; easily damaged or broken
    • the frail stems of the flowers
    • Human nature is frail.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    phrases
    • old and frail
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’.
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