英汉词典

weakness 基本解释

n.

弱点，缺点；软弱，优柔寡断；弱，衰弱，虚弱；〈口〉偏爱，癖好

变形

复数：weaknesses

双语释义

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

英英释义

weakness[ 'wi:knis ]

n.a flaw or weak point

同义词：failing

powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

"in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"

同义词：helplessnessimpuissance

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"

the condition of being financially weak

"the weakness of the dollar against the yen"

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

"he has a weakness for chocolate"

weakness 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• admit one's weakness承认自己的弱点
• betray weakness暴露弱点
• correct weakness改正缺点
• die from weakness死于衰弱
• have a weakness for嗜好…
• have a weakness for chocolate喜欢吃巧克力
• know weakness了解弱点
• reveal weakness暴露出弱点
• show weakness暴露出弱点

形容词+～

• chronic weakness长期的衰弱
• fundamental weakness根本缺点
• great weakness大的缺点
• logical weakness逻辑性不强
• mental weakness智力缺陷
• moral weakness道德上的缺点
• physical weakness身体虚弱
• senile weakness老年性体弱
• structural weakness结构上的不足
• vacillating weakness优柔寡断的弱点

名词+～

• heart weakness心脏衰弱

～+介词

• weakness in在…方面的弱点
• weakness of demand需求疲软

词组短语

structural weakness组织弱化

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube–Polymer Composites: Strength and Weakness
Mobilizing patients in the intensive care unit: improving neuromuscular weakness and physical function
The weakness of strong ties : The lock-in of regional development in Ruhr area
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Strength and Weakness (p 750-753)
Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar: strengths and weakness. FASEB J
The Relationship of Knee and Ankle Weakness to Falls in Nursing Home Residents: An Isokinetic Study
Quadriceps weakness in knee osteoarthritis: the effect on pain and disability
Weakness in the Key Scheduling Algorithm of RC4
The inviability, weakness, and sterility of interspecific hybrids.
Rapidly progressive diaphragmatic weakness and injury during mechanical ventilation in humans.