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

• 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。
• The inherent fragility of financial market is caused differently from that of credit market.
  摘要金融市场具有内生的脆弱性，其产生原因与信贷市场不同。
• 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。
• Economists would offer contrasting explanations for this fragility.
  对于这种脆弱性，经济学家们会拿出两种不同的解释。
• 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。
• Research on the Fragility of Regional Rural Financial System& Measurement, Analysis and Early Warning Based on Entropy Method
  区域农村金融体系脆弱性研究&基于熵权法的测度、分析和预警
• 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。
• 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。