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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Observers at home and abroad expressed concern about bad debts and the fragility of the banking industry.
  国内外的观察家们对中国银行体系的坏账问题以及脆弱性表示担忧。
• It's not that I'm blind to life's fragility or the dangers around me.
  并不是我对于生命的脆弱性或者周围的危险事物盲目。
• 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。
• The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world's banking system.
  那家银行的倒闭对世界银行系统的脆弱性是一个不祥的提示。
• 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。
• 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。