feeble, infirm, weak
这三个词共同的意思是“弱的”。它们的区别是：
weak用于修饰人、人的身体及其各部分器官,为最普通用语; feeble多指体格、脉搏、声音等“虚弱的,无力气的”,语气较weak强且庄重。例如:
Her pulse was very feeble.她的脉搏很微弱。
infirm特指因年老而衰弱。例如:
My grandpa is infirm with age.我祖父年老体衰。
weak，feeble，frail，fragile
这些形容词均有“虚弱的，乏力的”之意。
weak普通用词，指缺乏应有的力量，可用于身体、意志或精神。
feeble指身体衰弱无力，精力几乎耗尽，含令人怜悯的意味。
frail多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。
fragile可与frail换用，但语气强，侧重脆弱，指人容易生病，指物容易破碎。
She made a feeble effort to get to school on time.
她努力想按时赶到学校,但未成功.
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The Observer found the play "a feeble rehash of familiar Miller themes"
《观察家报》认为这部剧“是大家熟悉的米勒式主题的拙劣翻版”。
柯林斯例句
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
伟大的灵魂拥有意志, 而软弱的灵魂只有愿望.
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Management was feeble and cowardly.
管理部门软弱无力、胆小怕事.
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The concept of strangeness constitutes more than a feeble attempt.
奇异数这个概念不只是一种巧妙的尝试.
辞典例句
The feeble applause disheartened us.
微弱的掌声叫我们泄气.
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In view of the feeble health of the member, the delegation cut him out.
鉴于这位成员身体虚弱, 代表团就不让他随行了.
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Grandmother has been getting feeble lately.
近来祖母愈益衰弱了.
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This is a particularly feeble argument.
这个论点尤其站不住脚。
——柯林斯例句
Renewing then my courage, and gathering my feeble remains of strength, I pushed on.
于是我再次鼓起勇气, 聚起我剩下的一点微弱的力量, 继续往前走.
——辞典例句
She was too feeble to feed herself.
她虚弱得连饭都不能吃.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
The children gave a polite but hollow laugh to the head teacher's feeble jokes.
孩子们对班主任拙劣的笑话,报以有礼貌而无趣的笑声.
——期刊摘选
For a long time she refused to see anyone, protesting her feeble health.
她很长时间拒绝见人, 借口身体欠佳.
——辞典例句
Ivan scores a feeble one.
伊凡得了一个糟糕的分数.
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There at began a feeble scratching outside.
接着,外面开始了一个轻微的刮擦声.
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The original current set up by the radio waves is very feeble.
无线电波产生的初始电流很弱.
——辞典例句
It was like the last feeble echo of a sound made long and long ago.
那声音好象许久许久以前的声音所遗留下的细微的回响.
——辞典例句
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
赛35:3你们要使软弱的手坚壮、无力的膝稳固.
——期刊摘选
The reactionaries are fierce in appearance but feeble in reality.
反动派看起来很强大,实际上十分虚弱.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
An old or sick person is often feeble.
老人或病人往往很虚弱.
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I was surprised by how old and feeble he had become.
他变得这样老态龙钟,使我大吃一惊.
——辞典例句
a feeble old man
衰弱的老人
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It's feeble avoidance to say we can't understand one another.
如果我们说无法彼此了解,那是一种消极的逃避.
——期刊摘选
He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.
他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
——柯林斯例句
There was a feeble lamp at no great distance.
在不远的去处有一个微弱的灯光.
——辞典例句
Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.
你们要使软弱的手坚壮, 无力的膝稳固.
——期刊摘选
Next to America, all this looks pretty feeble.
步美国后尘, 其实是金玉其外,败絮其中.
——期刊摘选
She replied in but a feeble voice.
她仅能以微弱的声音回答.
——《简明英汉词典》
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