【突破英文词汇】有关weakness“虚弱”的词汇
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（单词翻译）
1. infirmity /ɪn'fɜ:mətɪ/ n. 虚弱
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。
--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。
--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
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。
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。
--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
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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