weakness

英 ['wiːknəs] 美 ['wiːknəs]

• n. 软弱；弱点；嗜好

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 弱,软弱,虚弱,薄弱

   state of being weak

2. [C] 弱点,缺点

   defect or fault, especially in a person's character

3. [C] 偏好,嗜好

   special or foolish liking for sth/sb

英英释义

Noun:

1. a flaw or weak point;

   "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
   

2. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act;

   "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
   

3. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain;

   "his weakness increased as he became older"
   "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
   

4. the condition of being financially weak;

   "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
   

5. a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you;

   "he has a weakness for chocolate"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Don't take his patience as a sign of weakness.
   别把他的耐心看作软弱的表示。
2. She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.
   她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。
3. Forehand return is my greatest weakness.
   正手回球是我最大的弱点。
4. There is an inherent weakness in the design.
   这设计本身存在弱点。
5. The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument.
   该书的缺点在于作者未能把论证展开。
6. Women have a weakness for shopping.
   女士都有爱逛街的嗜好。
7. His weakness for cigarettes is detrimental to his health.
   他抽烟的嗜好对他的身体有害。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. She is still suffering from the weakness attendant on the illness.
   她还在经受伴随着疾病而来的虚弱。
2. The patient's weakness is due to poor nutrition.
   这位病人的虚弱是由营养不良引起的。
3. The president was accused of weakness in dealing with the crisis.
   人们指责总统在处理危机时软弱无力。
4. He agreed in a moment of weakness to go along.
   他因一时软弱而同意照办。
5. He succeeded in his efforts to overcome his fatal weakness.
   他努力克服了自己致命的弱点。
6. Drinking is his weakness.
   他的缺点是爱喝酒。
7. We all have our weaknesses.
   我们都有不足之处。
8. She's my weakness now.
   她现在成了我的心上人。

～+for n./pron.

1. I have a weakness for peanut jam.
   我偏爱花生酱。
2. He has a weakness for detective stories.
   他特别爱读侦探小说。
3. He has a weakness for money.
   他爱钱如命。

～+of n./pron.

1. New evidence revealed the weakness of the prosecution's case.
   这一新的证据表明原告理由不充足。
2. How well do you know the weaknesses of women?
   你对女人的弱点了解多少?
3. Can't you see the weakness of his argument?
   你看不出他的论点的缺陷吗?
4. Smoking is a weakness of his.
   他的嗜好是抽烟。

经典引文

• Wellington's deafness was a family weakness.

  出自： E. Longford

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• admit one's weakness 承认自己的弱点
• betray weakness 暴露弱点
• correct weakness 改正缺点
• die from weakness 死于衰弱
• have a weakness for 嗜好…
• have a weakness for chocolate 喜欢吃巧克力
• know weakness 了解弱点
• reveal weakness 暴露出弱点
• show weakness 暴露出弱点

形容词+～

• chronic weakness 长期的衰弱
• fundamental weakness 根本缺点
• great weakness 大的缺点
• logical weakness 逻辑性不强
• mental weakness 智力缺陷
• moral weakness 道德上的缺点
• physical weakness 身体虚弱
• senile weakness 老年性体弱
• structural weakness 结构上的不足
• vacillating weakness 优柔寡断的弱点

名词+～

• heart weakness 心脏衰弱

～+介词

• weakness in 在…方面的弱点
• weakness of demand 需求疲软

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. weakness的基本意思是“弱,软弱,虚弱,薄弱”,指某人的身体状况不佳或指某事不够完善的一面,也可指某人或某事的缺陷,即“弱点,缺点”。weakness引申可指“偏好,嗜好”“宠爱的人或东西”等。weakness作“虚弱,软弱”解时是不可数名词,作具体的“弱点,缺点”或“嗜好,偏好”解时是可数名词。
2. weakness作“偏好,嗜好”解时,常用于have a weakness for短语中。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 由于身体虚弱,他不能再帮助我了。

   误 Because of his weaknesses, he could not help me any more.

   正 Because of his weakness, he could not help me any more.

   析 weakness表示“虚弱”时是不可数名词,不能用于复数形式。

2. 她只知道别人的缺点。

   误 She is only aware of the weakness of others.

   正 She is only aware of the weaknesses of others.

   析 weakness表示“缺点”时是可数名词,有复数形式。

3. 他特别爱读故事。

   误 He has a special weakness in stories.

   正 He has a special weakness for stories.

   析 作“特别喜欢…”解时,应该说have a special weakness for,其中介词for不可改为in。

近反义词

【近义词】

• failing
• soft

【反义词】

• strength 力气