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【突破英文词汇】有关weakness“虚弱”的词汇

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1. infirmity /ɪn'fɜ:mətɪ/ n. 虚弱
   --weakness; feebleness; frailty2
On leaving the hospital, the patient felt almost too weak to walk, but he soon overcame this infirmity.
离开医院时，病人感到虚弱得几乎走不动，但他很快就克服了虚弱。
2. debilitate3 /dɪ'bɪlɪteɪt/ vt. 使虚弱
    --impair the strength of; enfeeble; weaken
The patient had been so debilitated4 by the fever that he lacked the strength to sit up.
这病人因发烧而一直很虚弱，以至于连坐起来的力气都没有。
3. enervate5 /'enəveɪt/ vt. 使无力
    --lessen the vigor6 or strength of; weaken; enfeeble
Enervated7 by the heat, we rested under a shady tree until our strength was restored.
热得没力时我们坐在一棵阴凉的树下休息，直到力气恢复了为止。
4. incapacitate /ˌɪnkə'pæsɪteɪt/ vt. 使不能
    --render incapable8 or unfit
Ruth will be absent today. She is incapacitated by a sore throat.
露丝今天将缺席，喉咙痛使她不能出席。
5. decadent9 /ˈdekədənt/ adj. 衰落的
    --marked by decay or decline; falling off; declining; deteriorating10
When industry moves away, a flourishing town may quickly become decadent.
工业迁走时，一个繁荣的城镇很快就会衰落。
6. decrepit11 /dɪˈkrepɪt/ adj. 老朽的
    --broken down or weakened by old age or use; worn out
Bill rode past the street on a horse that looked decrepit and about to collapse12.
比尔骑着一匹看上去快倒了的老马从街上经过。
7. dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd/ adj. 荒废的
    --falling to pieces; decayed; partly ruined or decayed through neglect
Up the road was an abandoned farmhouse13, partially14 in ruins and near it was a barn, even more dilapidated.
沿那条路走下去，有一间部分毁坏的废弃农舍，农舍附近有一个谷仓，荒废得更厉害。
8. flimsy /'flɪmzɪ/ adj. 薄弱的
    --lacking strength or solidity; frail1; unsubstantial
Judy understands algebra15 well but I have only a flimsy grasp of the subject.
朱迪精通代数，但我对这科目却掌握得不好。
9. frail /freil/ adj. 虚弱的
    --not very strong; weak; fragile
To be an astronaut, you muat be in robust16 health. It is not an occupation for a frail person.
当宇航员必须身体强壮，身体虚弱的人不适合从事这个工作。

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1 frail yz3yD     
adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的
参考例句：
  • Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
  • She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。
2 frailty 468ym     
n.脆弱；意志薄弱
参考例句：
  • Despite increasing physical frailty,he continued to write stories.尽管身体越来越虛弱，他仍然继续写小说。
  • He paused and suddenly all the frailty and fatigue showed.他顿住了，虚弱与疲惫一下子显露出来。
3 debilitate debilitate     
v. 使衰弱
参考例句：
  • Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适，由斯图尔特暂时接手。
  • Their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance came to nought.他们试图削弱西方联盟的政治决心的努力结果等于零。
4 debilitated 57ee38572622e0d4bbe125b2b935d9db     
adj.疲惫不堪的，操劳过度的v.使（人或人的身体）非常虚弱( debilitate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry. 长时间的罢工削弱了这个行业的活力。
  • This is especially important when dealing with the geriatric or debilitated patient. 这对老年和虚弱病人尤其重要。 来自互联网
5 enervate 28EyS     
v.使虚弱，使无力
参考例句：
  • A hot climate enervate people who are not used to it.热的气候使不习惯于热的人衰弱无力。
  • Bessie was the kind of girl that could enhance your performance as easily as she could enervate it.贝西能轻而易举地提高你的比赛成绩，同样也能轻而易举地使你无力回天。
6 vigor yLHz0     
n.活力，精力，元气
参考例句：
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
7 enervated 36ed36d3dfff5ebb12c04200abb748d4     
adj.衰弱的，无力的v.使衰弱，使失去活力( enervate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She was enervated from dissipation. 她由于生活放荡不羁而气虚体亏。 来自辞典例句
  • The long march in the sun enervated the soldiers. 在太阳下长途的行军，使士兵们渐失精力。 来自互联网
8 incapable w9ZxK     
adj.无能力的，不能做某事的
参考例句：
  • He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
  • Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。
9 decadent HaYyZ     
adj.颓废的，衰落的，堕落的
参考例句：
  • Don't let decadent ideas eat into yourselves.别让颓废的思想侵蚀你们。
  • This song was once banned, because it was regarded as decadent.这首歌曾经被认定为是靡靡之音而被禁止播放。
10 deteriorating 78fb3515d7abc3a0539b443be0081fb1     
恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
  • I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。
11 decrepit A9lyt     
adj.衰老的，破旧的
参考例句：
  • The film had been shot in a decrepit old police station.该影片是在一所破旧不堪的警察局里拍摄的。
  • A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。
12 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
13 farmhouse kt1zIk     
n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）
参考例句：
  • We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
  • We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。
14 partially yL7xm     
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
参考例句：
  • The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
  • The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。
15 algebra MKRyW     
n.代数学
参考例句：
  • He was not good at algebra in middle school.他中学时不擅长代数。
  • The boy can't figure out the algebra problems.这个男孩做不出这道代数题。
16 robust FXvx7     
adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的
参考例句：
  • She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
  • China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

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