infirmity

noun
🔊/ɪnˈfɜːməti/
🔊/ɪnˈfɜːrməti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural infirmities)
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  1. weakness or illness over a long period(长期的)体弱,生病
    • We all fear disability or infirmity.我们都害怕伤残或体弱。🔊🔊
    • the infirmities of old age老年体弱
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • mental
    • physical
    phrases
    • age and infirmity
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