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feeble

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  • Conjugation : past  feebler ; ing  feeblest
  • Derivatives : n  feebleness ; adv  feebly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

feeble ['fiːbl]
  1. 1. adjective [+person, animal, voice] (weak) 虚弱的
  2. 2. adjective [+attempt, excuse, argument] (ineffectual) 无力的
  3. 3. adjective [+joke] 不好笑的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

feeble [ 'fɪbl] [ 'fɪːbl]
  1. 1. adjective 弱的；衰弱的；尤指软弱的，虚弱的
    a feeble old man
    虚弱的老人
  2. 2. adjective 弱的；衰弱的；尤指无力的；无效的，微弱的
    a feeble light
    微弱的光线
    a feeble attempt
    徒劳的尝试
  3. 3. adjective 弱的；衰弱的；尤指易折的，易损的，脆弱的
    a feeble barrier
    易摧毁的障碍物
  4. 4. adjective 弱的；衰弱的；尤指不足的，不全的，低劣的

Collins English-English Dictionary

feeble ['fiːbəl]
  1. 1. adj lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak
  2. 2. adj inadequate; unconvincing
    feeble excuses
  3. 3. adj easily influenced or indecisive
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C12: from Old French feble, fleible, from Latin flebilis to be lamented, from flere to weep
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Examples

a feeble old man
虚弱的老人 → feeble
a feeble light
微弱的光线 → feeble
a feeble attempt
徒劳的尝试 → feeble
a feeble barrier
易摧毁的障碍物 → feeble
feeble excuses → feeble
a feeble grip → grip
论据单薄
a feeble argument → 单薄
看起来气势汹汹，实际上十分虚弱
fierce in appearance but feeble in reality → 气势汹汹
脉搏微弱
feeble pulse → 微弱
声音细弱
a feeble voice → 细弱
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