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单词 infirm
释义
infirm
adjective
formal
uk
/ɪnˈfɜːm/us
/ɪnˈfɝːm/
illorneedingcare,especiallyforlongperiodsand often because ofoldage:
（尤指因年迈而长期）病弱的，需要照顾的
She was tooelderlyand infirm toremainathome.她过于年老体弱而无法继续住在家里。
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Describing people who are old
infirm
noun[plural]
formal
uk
/ɪnˈfɜːm/us
/ɪnˈfɝːm/
the infirm
peoplewho areillforlongperiods:
体弱的人
Theoldand the infirm are the mostsusceptibleto thisdisease.年老体弱者最容易得这种病。
(Definition ofinfirmfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

infirm| American Dictionary

infirm
adjective
us
/ɪnˈfɜrm/
physicallyormentallyweak,esp. because ofoldageorillness
(Definition ofinfirmfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinfirm

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The other functional analogue that merits greater attention is the provision of community-based, multi-care facilities for those older people who are moreinfirmor unwell.
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Then, when the elderly parents became widowed,infirm, or impoverished, they moved into the household of one of their children.
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They poignantly added that its only alternative is ' the destruction of the radicallyinfirm' (1992 : 57-8).
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The centre asked the provinces to take back their prisoners, starting with the ill,infirmand incorrigible.
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Admittedly, this image of collapsing generational solidarity was publicly used to denounce poor-relief measures on behalf of the aged andinfirm.
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An act in 1763 concerning hospitals and orphanages placed the responsibility for the poor, old, andinfirmon the parishes.
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Then, when the older generation became widowed orinfirm, they moved in with their married children.
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We distinguish between chronic and catastrophic infirmities based on the severity of aninfirmjustice's ailments in a given year.
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While widows and theinfirmwere disproportionately represented among these, some families clearly belonged to the labouring poor.
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Caring for the elderly mentallyinfirmat home : a survey of the supporters.
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It is likely that some of them were elderly andinfirmand were unable to engage in agricultural labour.
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Perhaps we would want the weak andinfirmfirst, or the children, or the healthiest adults.
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As an individual became increasinglyinfirmand needy, overseers supplied more and more support.
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They note that unpaid family and friends continue to be the primary source of care for theinfirmelderly.
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Those who were old,infirm, and unwilling to work were not allowed to migrate if they had not received permission from the council.
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