fragility

英 [frəˈdʒɪlɪti]

美 [frəˈdʒɪləti]

n.  脆弱；易碎性；虚弱；脆性

TOEFL化学

BNC.18616 / COCA.15874

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

noun

• lack of physical strength
  Synonym:delicacy
• quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
  Synonym:breakabilityfrangiblenessfrangibility

双语例句

• Let us remember this day with respect and humility for the fragility of life and nature.
  纪念此日，我们要记得对易变的大自然和生命存有尊敬和谦卑的心。
• It has exposed the fragility of the foundations of private finance: opaqueness, hazard and sometimes fraud.
  它暴露出了私人金融根基的脆弱性&不透明、冒险、甚至有时还有欺诈行为。
• Generally, Latin American countries have the characteristics of financial fragility.
  摘要拉美国家普遍具有金融脆弱性这一特徵。
• The best you can achieve is a reduction in fragility and greater robustness.
  你所能实现的最佳状态就是降低脆弱性和加大稳健性。
• Moral Hazard and Fragility of China Financial System
  中国金融体系的脆弱性与道德风险
• That lack of diversity in turn generated system-wide fragility and, ultimately, collapse.
  这种多样性的缺失继而又导致了整个系统的脆弱，以及最终的崩溃。
• Forcing these banks to confront the cost and fragility of capital head-on would help.
  迫使这些银行直面资金的成本与脆弱性，将有助于解决这个问题。
• These linked dangers between external and internal imbalances, domestic debt accumulations and financial fragility were foretold by a number of analysts.
  这些外部和内部不平衡、国内债务积累和金融脆弱性之间的危险联系，曾被一些分析家预言过。
• The fragility of crystal is not a weakness but a fineness.
  水晶的脆弱并不是一种软弱而是一个优点。
• This sense of security to the attachment for itself with a strong concern with the fragility of hiding.
  可这种对于安全感的依恋本身就带着强烈的不安，带着隐匿的脆弱。