weaker 音标拼音: [w'ikɚ]
adj . 较弱的
较弱的
Weak \
Weak \ (
w [=
e ]
k ),
a . [
Compar . {
Weaker } (
w [=
e ]
k "[~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Weakest }.] [
OE .
weik ,
Icel .
veikr ;
akin to Sw .
vek ,
Dan .
veg soft ,
flexible ,
pliant ,
AS .
w [=
a ]
c weak ,
soft ,
pliant ,
D .
week ,
G .
weich ,
OHG .
weih ;
all from the verb seen in Icel .
v [
imac ]
kja to turn ,
veer ,
recede ,
AS .
w [
imac ]
can to yield ,
give way ,
G .
weichen ,
OHG .
w [
imac ]
hhan ,
akin to Skr .
vij ,
and probably to E .
week ,
L .
vicis a change ,
turn ,
Gr .
e '
i `
kein to yield ,
give way . [
root ]
132 .
Cf . {
Week }, {
Wink },
v .
i . {
Vicissitude }.]
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1 .
Wanting physical strength .
Specifically :
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(
a )
Deficient in strength of body ;
feeble ;
infirm ;
sickly ;
debilitated ;
enfeebled ;
exhausted .
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A poor ,
infirm ,
weak ,
and despised old man .
--
Shak .
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Weak with hunger ,
mad with love . --
Dryden .
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(
b )
Not able to sustain a great weight ,
pressure ,
or strain ;
as ,
a weak timber ;
a weak rope .
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(
c )
Not firmly united or adhesive ;
easily broken or separated into pieces ;
not compact ;
as ,
a weak ship .
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(
d )
Not stiff ;
pliant ;
frail ;
soft ;
as ,
the weak stalk of a plant .
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(
e )
Not able to resist external force or onset ;
easily subdued or overcome ;
as ,
a weak barrier ;
as ,
a weak fortress .
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(
f )
Lacking force of utterance or sound ;
not sonorous ;
low ;
small ;
feeble ;
faint .
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A voice not soft ,
weak ,
piping ,
and womanish .
--
Ascham .
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(
g )
Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients ,
or with stimulating and nourishing substances ;
of less than the usual strength ;
as ,
weak tea ,
broth ,
or liquor ;
a weak decoction or solution ;
a weak dose of medicine .
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(
h )
Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office ;
as ,
weak eyes ;
a weak stomach ;
a weak magistrate ;
a weak regiment ,
or army .
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2 .
Not possessing or manifesting intellectual ,
logical ,
moral ,
or political strength ,
vigor ,
etc .
Specifically :
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(
a )
Feeble of mind ;
wanting discernment ;
lacking vigor ;
spiritless ;
as ,
a weak king or magistrate .
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To think every thing disputable is a proof of a weak mind and captious temper . --
Beattie .
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Origen was never weak enough to imagine that there were two Gods . --
Waterland .
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(
b )
Resulting from ,
or indicating ,
lack of judgment ,
discernment ,
or firmness ;
unwise ;
hence ,
foolish .
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If evil thence ensue ,
She first his weak indulgence will accuse .
--
Milton .
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(
c )
Not having full confidence or conviction ;
not decided or confirmed ;
vacillating ;
wavering .
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Him that is weak in the faith receive ye ,
but not to doubtful disputations . --
Rom .
xiv .
1 .
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(
d )
Not able to withstand temptation ,
urgency ,
persuasion ,
etc .;
easily impressed ,
moved ,
or overcome ;
accessible ;
vulnerable ;
as ,
weak resolutions ;
weak virtue .
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Guard thy heart On this weak side ,
where most our nature fails .
--
Addison .
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(
e )
Wanting in power to influence or bind ;
as ,
weak ties ;
a weak sense of honor of duty .
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(
f )
Not having power to convince ;
not supported by force of reason or truth ;
unsustained ;
as ,
a weak argument or case . "
Convinced of his weak arguing ." --
Milton .
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A case so weak . . .
hath much persisted in .
--
Hooker .
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(
g )
Wanting in point or vigor of expression ;
as ,
a weak sentence ;
a weak style .
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(
h )
Not prevalent or effective ,
or not felt to be prevalent ;
not potent ;
feeble . "
Weak prayers ." --
Shak .
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(
i )
Lacking in elements of political strength ;
not wielding or having authority or energy ;
deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation ;
as ,
a weak monarch ;
a weak government or state .
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I must make fair weather yet awhile ,
Till Henry be more weak ,
and I more strong .
--
Shak .
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(
k ) (
Stock Exchange )
Tending towards lower prices ;
as ,
a weak market .
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3 . (
Gram .)
(
a )
Pertaining to ,
or designating ,
a verb which forms its preterit (
imperfect )
and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -
ed , -
d ,
or the variant form -
t ;
as in the verbs abash ,
abashed ;
abate ,
abated ;
deny ,
denied ;
feel ,
felt .
See {
Strong },
19 (
a ) .
(
b )
Pertaining to ,
or designating ,
a noun in Anglo -
Saxon ,
etc .,
the stem of which ends in -
n .
See {
Strong },
19 (
b ) .
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4 . (
Stock Exchange )
Tending toward a lower price or lower prices ;
as ,
wheat is weak ;
a weak market .
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5 . (
Card Playing )
Lacking in good cards ;
deficient as to number or strength ;
as ,
a hand weak in trumps .
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6 . (
Photog .)
Lacking contrast ;
as ,
a weak negative .
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Note :
Weak is often used in the formation of self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
weak -
eyed ,
weak -
handed ,
weak -
hearted ,
weak -
minded ,
weak -
spirited ,
and the like .
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{
Weak conjugation } (
Gram .),
the conjugation of weak verbs ; --
called also {
new conjugation },
or {
regular conjugation },
and distinguished from the {
old conjugation },
or {
irregular conjugation }.
{
Weak declension } (
Anglo -
Saxon Gram .),
the declension of weak nouns ;
also ,
one of the declensions of adjectives .
{
Weak side },
the side or aspect of a person '
s character or disposition by which he is most easily affected or influenced ;
weakness ;
infirmity .
{
weak sore }
or {
weak ulcer } (
Med .),
a sore covered with pale ,
flabby ,
sluggish granulations .
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