weakly
adverb
uk/ˈwiːk.li/us/ˈwiːk.li/in a way that is notphysicallystrong:
虚弱地"Please, get me somewater," he said weakly.“求你了,给我拿点水,”他虚弱地说。
Shesmiledweakly at them.她对他们虚弱地笑了笑。
in a way that is notstrongincharacter, so that you are notableto makedecisionsor topersuadeorleadotherpeople:
软弱地;懦弱地Theprisonsare too weaklygovernedtopreventhighratesofviolence.监狱管理太软弱,无法防止频发的暴力。
They had weaklyopposedtheproposal.他们并不强硬地反对该提议。
in a way that is notlikelyto beacceptedorbelieved:
微弱地;弱弱地Hearguedweakly thatgovernmentfundingwas high enough.他虚弱地辩称,政府的资助足够高了。
Herclaimsare only weaklysupportedby theevidence.她的说法只有微弱的证据支持。
See
weak
- Hetriedtostand, butfellback weakly into hisseat.
- She wasgaspingweakly forair.
- "Maybe... ,"Johnbeganweakly.
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- sitting target
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- watery
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss