weakness

英['wiːknəs] 美['wiːknəs]
  • n. 软弱；弱点；嗜好
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. [U] 弱,软弱,虚弱,薄弱 state of being weak
    2. [C] 弱点,缺点 defect or fault, especially in a person's character
    3. [C] 偏好,嗜好 special or foolish liking for sth/sb

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a flaw or weak point;

    "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

  2. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act;

    "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"

  3. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain;

    "his weakness increased as he became older"
    "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"

  4. the condition of being financially weak;

    "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"

  5. a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you;

    "he has a weakness for chocolate"

双语例句

1. This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.
这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.
我要克服所有的软弱、绝望和恐惧。

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3. He might have let something slip in a moment of weakness.
他可能一时大意说漏了嘴。

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4. The pound's weakness compounded the widespread gloom in the City.
英镑的疲软加重了笼罩在伦敦金融区上空的惨淡愁云。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The Law recognises the weakness of claims based on retrospective knowledge.
法律基于追溯效力的相关规定认定索赔证据不足。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Don't take his patience as a sign of weakness.
      别把他的耐心看作软弱的表示。
    2. She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.
      她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。
    3. Forehand return is my greatest weakness.
      正手回球是我最大的弱点。
    4. There is an inherent weakness in the design.
      这设计本身存在弱点。
    5. The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument.
      该书的缺点在于作者未能把论证展开。
    6. Women have a weakness for shopping.
      女士都有爱逛街的嗜好。
    7. His weakness for cigarettes is detrimental to his health.
      他抽烟的嗜好对他的身体有害。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. She is still suffering from the weakness attendant on the illness.
      她还在经受伴随着疾病而来的虚弱。
    2. The patient's weakness is due to poor nutrition.
      这位病人的虚弱是由营养不良引起的。
    3. The president was accused of weakness in dealing with the crisis.
      人们指责总统在处理危机时软弱无力。
    4. He agreed in a moment of weakness to go along.
      他因一时软弱而同意照办。
    5. He succeeded in his efforts to overcome his fatal weakness.
      他努力克服了自己致命的弱点。
    6. Drinking is his weakness.
      他的缺点是爱喝酒。
    7. We all have our weaknesses.
      我们都有不足之处。
    8. She's my weakness now.
      她现在成了我的心上人。
    ～+for n./pron.
    1. I have a weakness for peanut jam.
      我偏爱花生酱。
    2. He has a weakness for detective stories.
      他特别爱读侦探小说。
    3. He has a weakness for money.
      他爱钱如命。
    ～+of n./pron.
    1. New evidence revealed the weakness of the prosecution's case.
      这一新的证据表明原告理由不充足。
    2. How well do you know the weaknesses of women?
      你对女人的弱点了解多少?
    3. Can't you see the weakness of his argument?
      你看不出他的论点的缺陷吗?
    4. Smoking is a weakness of his.
      他的嗜好是抽烟。

用法讲解

n. (名词)
  1. weakness的基本意思是“弱,软弱,虚弱,薄弱”,指某人的身体状况不佳或指某事不够完善的一面,也可指某人或某事的缺陷,即“弱点,缺点”。weakness引申可指“偏好,嗜好”“宠爱的人或东西”等。weakness作“虚弱,软弱”解时是不可数名词,作具体的“弱点,缺点”或“嗜好,偏好”解时是可数名词。
  2. weakness作“偏好,嗜好”解时,常用于have a weakness for短语中。
用作名词 (n.)
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