| 单词 | foible |
| 释义 | foible noun[Cusually plural] uk/ˈfɔɪ.bəl/us/ˈfɔɪ.bəl/astrangehabitorcharacteristicthat isseenas notimportantand notharminganyone: （无伤大雅的）怪癖，小毛病，小缺点We all haveourlittle foibles.我们都有自己的小毛病。 Synonym idiosyncrasy Habitual behaviour
foible| American Dictionaryfoible noun[Cusually pl] us/ˈfɔɪ·bəl/asmallfaultorfoolishhabit: We all haveourlittle foibles. Examplesoffoiblefoible Aware that he possessed a temper and other foibles, he sought to correct his mistakes and bridle his anger. From theCambridge English Corpus Detachment is the ultimate sin and thefoibleof an earlier generation of researchers. From theCambridge English Corpus It's a community which, for all its foibles, is worthy of our respect. From theCambridge English Corpus But this non-bureaucratic style was itself more than just a personalfoibleor eccentricity. From theCambridge English Corpus Chopin wore his beard on the right side only-not afoiblewhich anyone but a pianist could conceal. From theCambridge English Corpus The dullest developments, the most perplexed transactions, statistics of overpowering dreariness, were all reduced to a brisk narrative, enlivened by wit, paradox and a sharp eye for human foibles. From theCambridge English Corpus They also looked on with knowing smiles as if wryly aware of the both the foibles of the upper classes and the limitations of their own social striving. From theCambridge English Corpus The foibles and quirks of musicians also shine through the anecdotal snippets of stories, and these sit well alongside the solid professional advice which is on offer here. From theCambridge English Corpus Mosteller was always interested in discussing the foibles of assessment of education. From theCambridge English Corpus I was there a long time; and, with all its foibles and its frailties, it is a good place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He knows my own personal dislike for using over-strong adjectives, but that is a merefoibleof mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has a wide knowledge of men and, in this modern age, of women and of their foibles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The service gives a superb education, a great self-belief and a good understanding of how to deal with the foibles of others in constricted circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The appointment of a medical officer of health or a chief sanitary officer is not the result of any quirk or accident orfoible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble is that as the years go by the foibles of youth fade, but the tattoo does not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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