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

• The inherent fragility of financial market is caused differently from that of credit market.
  摘要金融市场具有内生的脆弱性，其产生原因与信贷市场不同。
• Given the extreme fragility of the private sector, that could cause another economic downturn.
  鉴于私营部门的极度脆弱，这可能再度造成经济低迷。
• 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。
• The result is rapidly rising global financial fragility.
  这一循环的结果，就是全球金融脆弱性不断加大。
• 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。
• 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。
• There are signs of fragility.
  脆弱的迹象已经出现了。
• This research revises the current theory of fragility and makes cushioning design for product more precise and more actual.
  该研究完善了当前冲击脆值理论，使缓冲包装设计更精确，更符合实际。
• Yet her illnesses have highlighted the fragility of the two-year-old reform process and fuelled broader concerns about her health.
  然而，她的疾病突显出持续两年之久的改革进程的脆弱性，并引发了外界对其健康的更广泛担忧。
• 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。