fragile

英 [ˈfrædʒaɪl]

美 [ˈfrædʒl]

adj.  易碎的; 易损的; 不牢固的; 脆弱的; 纤巧的; 精细的; 纤巧美丽的

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Collins.2 / BNC.5941 / COCA.4733

牛津词典

adj.

• 易碎的；易损的
  easily broken or damaged
  1. fragile china/glass/bones
     易碎的瓷器 / 玻璃制品 / 骨骼
• 不牢固的；脆弱的
  weak and uncertain; easily destroyed or spoilt
  1. a fragile alliance/ceasefire/relationship
     不牢固的联盟；不确定的停火 / 关系
  2. The economy remains extremely fragile.
     经济仍然极其脆弱。
• 纤巧的；精细的；纤巧美丽的
  delicate and often beautiful
  1. fragile beauty
     纤美
  2. The woman's fragile face broke into a smile.
     那面孔秀丽的女子粲然一笑。
• 虚弱的
  not strong and likely to become ill/sick
  1. Her father is now 86 and in fragile health.
     她的父亲现在86岁，身体虚弱。
  2. I'm feeling a bit fragile after last night (= not well, perhaps because of drinking too much alcohol) .
     昨夜以后我觉得身子有点发虚（可能是纵酒所致）。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 脆弱的;不确定的
  If you describe a situation asfragile, you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to be able to resist strong pressure or attack.
  1. The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged...
     一些南非国家的脆弱经济可能会被彻底破坏，无法挽回。
  2. The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse...
     首相领导的脆弱的政府处在瓦解边缘。
  3. His overall condition remained fragile.
     他的整体情况还是很不稳定。
• ADJ-GRADED 易碎的;易坏的
  Something that isfragileis easily broken or damaged.
  1. He leaned back in his fragile chair.
     他仰靠在那把摇摇晃晃的椅子上。
• ADJ-GRADED (外表)精致的，精巧的
  Something that isfragileis very delicate or fine in appearance.
  1. The haircut emphasised her fragile beauty.
     发型突出了她的精致之美。
• ADJ-GRADED 虚弱的;无力的
  If someone feelsfragile, they feel weak, for example because they are ill or have drunk too much alcohol.
  1. He felt irritated and strangely fragile, as if he were recovering from a severe bout of flu.
     他感到恼火和莫名其妙的虚弱，仿佛经历了一场重感冒，正在康复。

英英释义

adj

• vulnerably delicate
  1. she has the fragile beauty of youth
• easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  1. a kite too delicate to fly safely
  2. fragile porcelain plates
  3. fragile old bones
  4. a frail craft
  Synonym:delicatefrail
• lacking substance or significance
  1. slight evidence
  2. a tenuous argument
  3. a thin plot
  Synonym:flimsyslighttenuousthin

双语例句

• The apparatus is fragile and should be handled with care.
  仪表娇贵，要小心轻放。
• Paradoxically, in the phenomenological sense, a strong text is fragile and vulnerable to carelessness and unconcern.
  自相矛盾的是，在现象学意义上说，一个强大的文本是脆弱和易受伤害的不小心和漠不关心。
• He leaned back in his fragile chair.
  他仰靠在那把摇摇晃晃的椅子上。
• His overall condition remained fragile.
  他的整体情况还是很不稳定。
• The haircut emphasised her fragile beauty.
  发型突出了她的精致之美。
• The incident ruptures a recent and fragile ceasefire.
  这次事件使最近达成的不堪一击的停火协议破裂。
• She looked pretty and rather fragile, dressed in black velvet.
  她穿着黑色的天鹅绒礼服，看上去娇小美丽。
• This kind of paper is too fragile.
  这纸太脆。
• The vase is beautiful, but fragile.
  这个花瓶很漂亮，但太易打碎。
• The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets.
  成千上万的强硬派分子走上街头示威，脆弱的和平局势危在旦夕。