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 dissertation demonstrates Chinese banking fragility.
  论文对我国银行体系脆弱性进行了实证研究。
• The result is rapidly rising global financial fragility.
  这一循环的结果，就是全球金融脆弱性不断加大。
• 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。
• 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。
• But investors got reminders Thursday of fragility in the global economy.
  不过，从周四发布的一系列数据中，投资者看到了全球经济中存在的脆弱面。
• 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 best you can achieve is a reduction in fragility and greater robustness.
  你所能实现的最佳状态就是降低脆弱性和加大稳健性。
• 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 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。
• That there was a link between the savings glut and the financial fragility was evident.
  储蓄过剩和金融脆弱性之间存在联系，这点相当明显。