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单词 frail
释义
frail
adjective
uk
/freɪl/us
/freɪl/
C2
weakorunhealthy, oreasilydamaged,broken, orharmed:
脆弱的；虚弱的；易碎的；易受损的
a frailoldlady孱弱的老妪
I lastsawhim just lastweekandthoughthowoldand frail helooked.我最后一次看见他就在上个星期，觉得他看上去非常衰老、虚弱。
the country's fraileconomy该国脆弱的经济
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not physically strong
  • weakShe was too tired and weak to finish the race.
  • feebleMany of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship.
  • punyHe was puny as a child.
  • weedyUKI was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book.
  • frailA frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weakness and vulnerability
  • Achilles heel
  • at a low ebbidiom
  • be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
  • besomeone'spoodleidiom
  • brittle
  • helplessness
  • house of cardsidiom
  • human
  • impotence
  • impotent
  • soft target
  • submissive
  • submissively
  • submissiveness
  • suggestible
  • watery
  • wetness
  • wimpy
  • wonky
  • wuss
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Fragile and breakable
(Definition offrailfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

frail| American Dictionary

frail
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/freɪl/
physicallyweak, oreasilydamaged,broken, orharmed:
He’s always in frailhealth.
Theshirtisoldand frail, and thethreadslookreadytopart.
(Definition offrailfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffrail

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Designing randomised controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability infrail, older persons: a consensus report.
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The female matron at this time had duties of a more domestic and maternal nature, especially towards the ill andfrailinmates.
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Retirement migrants who maintain a lifestyle focused on the household can become socially isolated as they become morefrail.
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Moreover, without a large increase in domiciliary care services, families cannot live separately from theirfrailolder parents.
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These experienced nurses will case-manage groups offrail, mainly older, people.
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In this way, 607 'frailelderly people' remained.
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A scale was developed, measuring the extent to whichfrailelderly people themselves express a need for living in such a home.
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The assessment of preference weights for well,frail, and ill elderly individuals is necessary to evaluate potential differences for these populations.
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Ethical issues and value conflicts facing case managers offrailelderly people living at home.
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Moving away from care practice, it has examined the usage offrailand frailty in the three locations.
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Any discussion of assisted-living forfrail, isolated or sick older people must begin with the issue of definition and boundaries.
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There are, however, more ambivalent messages regarding the social isolation of tenants who are veryfrail, or for those with severe cognitive disorders.
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Suddenly afrail-looking man with white hair and beard and blazing eyes slipped into the room.
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Instead of rejecting the concept of frailty, the women tended to speak of moments where they ' felt'frail.
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Lastly, a principal carer is someone formally designated to handle an ill orfrailolder person's daily needs.
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