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frail

英[freil]美[freil]

a.
1.脆弱的，易损坏的；不坚实的；身体虚弱的
2.意志薄弱的，抵不住诱惑的
3.短暂的，易逝的
4.【古】【婉】（妇女）不贞洁的
n.
【美口】【旧】少女；少妇；女人

同：	[a.] delicate, fallible, fragile, imperfect
反：	[a.] robust

brittle，fragile，frail

这些形容词都含有“易碎的”之意。
brittle指没有弹性或伸缩性的脆性材料，暗示受压或被扭曲时易碎。
fragile除指易碎外，还指人身体虚弱，动辄就得病。
frail多指人体虚弱，也指某物不耐用，易碎易损。

How slight a thing will disturb the equanimity of our frail minds!
要搅乱我们脆弱的心灵的安宁真是太容易了！收藏
You are too frail to stand a gust of wind. I advise you to take more physical exercises.
瞧你弱不禁风的样子，我建议你多参加体育锻炼。收藏
All the blood and lymph had been drained out of him by an enormous debauch of work, leaving only a frail structure of nerves, bones, and skin
大量的工作把他全身的血液和淋巴液都挤干了，只剩下神经、骨骼、皮肤所组成的脆弱架子。收藏
He has only a frail chance of winning the prize.
他获奖的可能极小。收藏
Nor was he afraid of the frail woman who had scolded him down from the kitchen counter. Otto jumped onto the foot of Mom's hospital bed, and stayed.
它也不怕那个叫骂着把它从厨房柜台上赶下的身体虚弱的女人。它敢跳上我妈妈的病床床脚处，待在那儿。收藏

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the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

physically weak
- an invalid's frail body
[反] robust
having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- I'm only a fallible human
- frail humanity
[同] fallible, frail, imperfect, weak

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