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frail

adjective
🔊/freɪl/
🔊/freɪl/
(comparative frailer, superlative frailest)
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  1. (especially of an old person尤指老人) physically weak and thin瘦弱的
    • Mother was becoming too frail to live alone.母亲已逐渐衰弱到无法独居。🔊🔊
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    • She looked old and frail.她看起来年老体弱。
    • Some old people become physically frail.一些老人身体变得虚弱。
    • His frail hands were shaking.他脆弱的手在颤抖。
    • women caring for frail elderly relatives照顾羸弱年迈亲属的妇女
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • old and frail
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  2. weak; easily damaged or broken弱的；易损的；易碎的
    • the frail stems of the flowers柔弱的花茎
    • Human nature is frail.人性脆弱。🔊🔊
    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’.