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frail 音標拼音: [fr'el] a. 脆弱的,虛弱的,意志薄弱的
n. 燈心草簍 脆弱的,虛弱的,意志薄弱的燈心草簍 frail adj 1: physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" [ant: {robust}] 2: wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity" [synonym: {fallible}, {frail}, {imperfect}, {weak}] 3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [synonym: {delicate}, {fragile}, {frail}] n 1: the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds 2: a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) frail \frail\, a. [Compar. {frailer} (fr[=a]l"[~e]r); superl. {frailest}.] [OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. fr[^e]le, fr. L. fragilis. See {Fragile}.] 1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. [1913 Webster] That I may know how frail I am. --Ps. xxxix. 4. [1913 Webster] An old bent man, worn and frail. --Lowell. [1913 Webster] 2. Tender. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Deep indignation and compassion frail. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women. [1913 Webster] Man is frail, and prone to evil. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] frail \frail\ (fr[=a]l), n. [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum.] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. [1913 Webster] 3. A rush for weaving baskets. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 218 Moby Thesaurus words for "frail":
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