frail /freɪl/ ●○○ adjectiveadj1 WEAKsomeone who is frail is weak and thin because they are old or ill 〔因年老或生病而〕瘦弱的,虛弱的,衰弱的frail elderly people 年老體衰者
frail body/physique 瘦弱的身體/虛弱的體格
mentally/physically frail 心理脆弱的/身體衰弱的
► see thesaurus at weak 2 BREAKsomething that is frail is easily damaged or broken 不堅實的,不牢固的,易損壞的 SYN fragileIt seemed impossible that these frail boats could survive in such a storm. 這些單薄的小船看樣子經不起這樣的狂風暴雨。
the country’s frail economy 該國疲弱的經濟