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

• But they emphasise the fragility of recovery and, in particular, the huge private sector financial surpluses.
  但他们强调，复苏仍然非常脆弱，尤其是私人部门仍拥有庞大的财务盈余。
• To study the effect of rare earth anti-bacterial nano materials on erythrocyte fragility.
  探讨稀土纳米抗菌材料对红细胞脆性的影响。
• After irradiation, the deformation index and the membrane fluidity of the erythrocytes increased, however osmotic fragility decreased.
  结果表明：照射后红细胞的变形性和膜流动性增强、渗透脆性下降。
• If these projections are to be believed, they point to greater socio-political fragility in 2013.
  如果这些经济预测是可信的，那么2013年预计会出现更大的社会和政治脆弱性问题。
• The fragility of their communications links.
  他们之间通信联系的脆弱性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。