Weak
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定义
weak: 柔弱的，无力的，软弱的;
My scores are a bit weak compared to last year. 与去年同期相比，我的成绩有点下降。
I'm too weak to pick up this box. 我虚弱到拿不起这个盒子。
Pronunciation examples
UK: I have weak arms - could you help me lift this box?
US: This cocktail is a bit weak. Could you add more vodka?
示例
- "The typeface looks faded and dull to me, and then there's the weak allusion to my grandfather, it's just aged badly."
- "You can't even smell them with your weak little nose!"
- "The dollar is very weak right now."
- "I just, sometimes I just feel so weak!"
- "Without it, I'm nothing, I'm a weak little kitten."
- "Panic attacks can make you feel weak and worthless, can't they?"
- "Philip : It seems to me that when we speak of international outsourcing, we feel that this is a bad thing - something companies do to cut costs or exploit weaker economies."
- "I want to thank you for your invaluable help over the last few weeks: Replacing the majority of our workforce with automatons and robots was no easy task, but your help in reducing our fragile, fleshy and weak human staff was done with ruthless, near robotic, efficiency."
练习 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast you just heard.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were .
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very .
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can the lungs very badly.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were .
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very .
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can the lungs very badly.
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast you just heard.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were worthless 1.
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very weak 2.
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can harm 3 the lungs very badly.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were worthless 1.
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very weak 2.
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can harm 3 the lungs very badly.
1 worthless: The term "worthless" describes something with no value or no importance. For example: The check he wrote was worthless because he forgot to sign it. In this broadcast, Donna asks Icarus if his panic attacks make him feel "weak and worthless".
2 weak: A "weak" person is feeble or lacks strength or power. For example: The boxer's opponent was weak and fell in the first round of the match. In this broadcast, Donna asks Icarus if his panic attacks make him feel "weak and worthless". Note that "week", spelled with two "e's" refers to a period of seven days (Sunday to Sunday).
3 harm: The verb "to harm" describes the act of damaging or hurting a person or thing. The noun "harm" describes the damage itself. There are many variations of the term: harmful, harmless, unharmed, etc. Donna tells Icarus that his office is a sacred place, and no one should be able to hurt or harm him there.
练习 2
Fill in the blanks below with terms from the conversation you just heard,
This term describes the absence of strength or energy. "I hadn't eaten for several days and I was feeling tired, hungry and ."
This term describes a horrible odor, or something which smells very bad. "The dungeon where I slept had no ventilation and smelled like sulphur and eggs."
This term describes the decomposition or decay of something, such as a fruit or a dead body. "One day, the door to my cell opened and the carcass of a dead animal was thrown inside. The animal must have died years earlier because its body was decomposing."
This term describes the absence of strength or energy. "I hadn't eaten for several days and I was feeling tired, hungry and ."
This term describes a horrible odor, or something which smells very bad. "The dungeon where I slept had no ventilation and smelled like sulphur and eggs."
This term describes the decomposition or decay of something, such as a fruit or a dead body. "One day, the door to my cell opened and the carcass of a dead animal was thrown inside. The animal must have died years earlier because its body was decomposing."
Fill in the blanks below with terms from the conversation you just heard,
This term describes the absence of strength or energy. "I hadn't eaten for several days and I was feeling tired, hungry and weak 1."
This term describes a horrible odor, or something which smells very bad. "The stinking 2 dungeon where I slept had no ventilation and smelled like sulphur and eggs."
This term describes the decomposition or decay of something, such as a fruit or a dead body. "One day, the door to my cell opened and the rotting 3 carcass of a dead animal was thrown inside. The animal must have died years earlier because its body was decomposing."
This term describes the absence of strength or energy. "I hadn't eaten for several days and I was feeling tired, hungry and weak 1."
This term describes a horrible odor, or something which smells very bad. "The stinking 2 dungeon where I slept had no ventilation and smelled like sulphur and eggs."
This term describes the decomposition or decay of something, such as a fruit or a dead body. "One day, the door to my cell opened and the rotting 3 carcass of a dead animal was thrown inside. The animal must have died years earlier because its body was decomposing."
1 weak: "Weak" is the opposite of strong, and describes an absence of energy, strength, power, or ability. In the dialogue, Horatio says "You can't even smell them with your weak little nose!" He is insulting Bruno's nose and smelling ability, which we all know tragically disappeared after an auto accident.
2 stinking: In this context, "stinking" means bad-smelling or having a disgusting odor. In the dialogue, Bruno refers to a "stinking swamp" in the Amazon region, meaning a swamp which smells very bad or has a bad odor.
3 rotting: "Rotting", from the verb "to rot", describes a state of decay and decomposition. In this dialogue, Bruno says "If it weren't for me, you'd be rotting away in some stinking swamp in the Amazon!" The phrasal verb "to rot away" means "to decay over time". Bruno states that if he hadn't "saved" Horatio, Horatio would still be stuck in the swamps of the Amazon.
练习 3
Fill in the blanks below with words used in the dialogue.
Use the hints to help you.
This term refers to a person's thoughts, intellect, memory or brain. "My child has the of a genius."
This term refers to having little physical strength or force. "I have been ill for 6 weeks. I feel so I can't stand up."
Use the hints to help you.
This term refers to a person's thoughts, intellect, memory or brain. "My child has the of a genius."
This term refers to having little physical strength or force. "I have been ill for 6 weeks. I feel so I can't stand up."
Fill in the blanks below with words used in the dialogue.
Use the hints to help you.
This term refers to a person's thoughts, intellect, memory or brain. "My child has the mind 1 of a genius."
This term refers to having little physical strength or force. "I have been ill for 6 weeks. I feel so weak 2 I can't stand up."
Use the hints to help you.
This term refers to a person's thoughts, intellect, memory or brain. "My child has the mind 1 of a genius."
This term refers to having little physical strength or force. "I have been ill for 6 weeks. I feel so weak 2 I can't stand up."
1 mind: This is the correct answer. The term "mind" in this context refers to someone's intellect or memory, or even the brain itself. In the dialogue, Donna asks Icarus to "focus on that feeling of strength and put it somewhere in (his) mind". She wants Icarus to try to remember this feeling of strength and store it somewhere in his head in order to feel it again. Note that the term "mind" is used in many idioms. Examples: To "change one's mind" means to change one's opinion, to "make up one's mind" means to come to a decision and to "bear something in mind" means to consider something when making a decision.
2 weak: This is the correct answer. The term "weak" is the antonym (opposite) of "strong", and refers to having little or no strength either physically or psychologically. A "weak" person is feeble or lacks strength or power. In the dialogue, Icarus tells Donna that sometimes he just feels "so weak." He is saying that he lacks strength to overcome the many obstacles he faces in life.
练习 4
Fill in the blanks with the following adjectives that were used in the audio. No term is used more than once, and not all terms are used!
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and ."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a link in our virus protection software."
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and ."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a link in our virus protection software."
Fill in the blanks with the following adjectives that were used in the audio. No term is used more than once, and not all terms are used!
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and dull 1."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an amateurish 2 piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a weak 3 link in our virus protection software."
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and dull 1."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an amateurish 2 piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a weak 3 link in our virus protection software."
1 dull: Bruno says that the typeface looks "faded and dull". "Faded" shares a similar meaning with "dull". Both adjectives describe something which has lost its colour or brilliance. Example: My t-shirt is faded and dull, it used to be bright red, now it's pale pink. "Dull" also describes something that is lacking in liveliness or animation and is also synonymous with "boring" or "tedious".
2 amateurish: An "amateurish (film)" is one which is not professional or which appears to have been made by an amateur or an unskilled person. Susie says that Edward "wants to know why we're still using such an old-fashioned, amateurish design."
3 weak: "Weak" is the opposite of strong, and describes an absence of energy, strength, power, or ability. Bruno describe the logo's allusion to his grandfather as "weak", meaning that the reference to his grandfather isn't very strong.
练习 5
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
I have arms. Could you help me ?
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
I have weak arms. Could you help me lift this box ?
