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Meaning of weak in English
weak adjective (NOT STRONG)
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- breakablePut breakable ornaments on a high shelf when young children come to visit.
- fragileSmall mammal bones are extremely fragile.
- delicateThe plant has delicate white flowers.
- brittleThe ground was a carpet of dried leaves and brittle twigs.
- weakThe floors were uneven and too weak to support the heavy equipment.
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- weakShe was too tired and weak to finish the race.
- feebleMany of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship.
- punyHe was puny as a child.
- weedyUK I was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book.
- frailA frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street.
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- weakIf trees do not get enough water they become weak.
- flimsyThere was only a flimsy inflatable raft between him and the raging river
- ricketyWe climbed up the rickety wooden stairs.
- fragileSome objects are too fragile to be moved between the museums.
- delicateShe carefully wrapped up the delicate glass ornaments.
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- blandThe soup is very bland, it could use more herbs and spices.
- tastelessThe boiled chicken is practically tasteless.
- flavourlessUK These tomatoes from the grocer's are flavourless.
- insipidHe was drinking an insipid light beer.
- watered-downThe bar served bad food and watered-down cocktails.
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- He's still feeling a bit weak after his operation.
- The team has a strong attack, but its defence is weak.
- My ankle is rather weak, so I always put a bandage on it to support it when I play tennis.
- How do you like your tea - strong or weak?
- We could just pick out the path in the weak beam of the torch.
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weak adjective (NOT GOOD)
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- bad atI was overweight and bad at sport.
- hopelessI’m completely hopeless in the kitchen.
- uselessUK He’s useless at maths.
- rubbishUK She’s a pretty rubbish singer, really.
- incompetentThe rules have made it hard to remove incompetent teachers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
weak adjective (CHIN)
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(Definition of weak from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
weak | American Dictionary
weak adjective [-er/-est only] (NOT STRONG)
This year, the team’s only weak link is that third baseman.
weak adjective [-er/-est only] (BELOW STANDARD)
(Definition of weak from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Translations of weak
in Chinese (Traditional)
不強壯的, （身體）虛弱的，無力的, 意志薄弱的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
不强壮的, （身体）虚弱的，无力的, 意志薄弱的…
in Spanish
débil, poco cargado, claro…
in Portuguese
fraco, aguado, deficiente…
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faible, fragile, peu convaincant/-ante…
உடல் வலுவாக இல்லை, தன்மையில் வலுவாக இல்லை, இதனால் நீங்கள் முடிவுகளை எடுக்கவோ அல்லது மற்றவர்களை வற்புறுத்தவோ அல்லது வழிநடத்தவோ முடியாது…
(शारीरिक रूप से) दुर्बल, कमज़ोर, (निर्णय लेने और प्रभाव डालने में) अशक्त…
નબળું, કમજોર, પાતળું પીણું બીજા ઘટકોના પ્રમાણમાં વધુ પાણી ધરાવે છે…
lemah, cair, tidak meyakinkan…
کمزور, ناتواں, کمزور (قوتِ ارادی کے اعتبار سے جس میں خود سے فیصلہ کرنےکی اہلیت نہ ہو)…
слабкий, кволий, нерішучий…
দুর্বল, দুর্বল যুক্তি, হালকা…
slabý, nepevný, nepřesvědčivý…
lemah, encer, tidak meyakinkan…
อ่อนแอ, ไม่แข็งแรง, เจือจาง…
yếu, thiếu nghị lực, nhạt…
słaby, słabowity, bezwolny…
debole, leggero, allungato…
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