fragile

• adj. 脆的；易碎的

来自fragment, 碎片。

1. easily broken or damaged or destroyed;

"a kite too delicate to fly safely"

"fragile porcelain plates"

"fragile old bones"

"a frail craft"

2. vulnerably delicate;

"she has the fragile beauty of youth"

3. lacking solidity or strength;

"a flimsy table"

"flimsy construction"

"a fragile link with the past"

fragile

fragile: [17] Fragile and frail [13] are doublets: that is to say, they have the same ultimate source but have evolved in different ways. In this case the source was Latin fragilis ‘breakable’, a derivative of the same base (*frag-) as produced frangere ‘break’ (whence English fractious). Fragile was acquired either directly from the Latin adjective or via French fragile, but frail passed through Old French frale or frele on its way to English. Other English words to come from *frag- include fragment [15] (from Latin fragmentum) and saxifrage, literally ‘rockbreaker’.
=> fraction, fracture, fragment, frail, saxifrage

fragile (adj.)

1510s, "liable to sin, morally weak;" c. 1600, "liable to break;" a back-formation from fragility, or else from Middle French fragile (Old French fragele, 14c.), from Latin fragilis "easily broken," from root of frangere "to break" (see fraction). Transferred sense of "of frail constitution" (of persons) is from 1858.

brittle, fragile, frail

这些形容词都含有"易碎的"之意。

brittle： 指没有弹性或伸缩性的脆性材料，暗示受压或被扭曲时易碎。

fragile： 除指易碎外，还指人身体虚弱，动辄就得病。

frail： 多指人体虚弱，也指某物不耐用，易碎易损。

weak, feeble, frail, fragile

这些形容词均有"虚弱的，乏力的"之意。

weak： 普通用词，指缺乏应有的力量，可用于身体、意志或精神。

feeble： 指身体衰弱无力，精力几乎耗尽，含令人怜悯的意味。

frail： 多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。

fragile可与frail换用，但语气强，侧重脆弱，指人容易生病，指物容易破碎。

Progress in the development of renewables could be fragile, however, if fossil fuel prices remain low for long.

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Keep to the track, where one exists, so you lessen the chance of damaging fragile plants.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea’s fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the island’s inhabitants.

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The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and fragile recoveries.

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea's fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the islands'inhabitants.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The economy remains extremely fragile.

经济仍然极其脆弱。

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fragile beauty

纤美

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The woman's fragile face broke into a smile.

那面孔秀丽的女子粲然一笑。

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Her father is now 86 and in fragile health.

她的父亲现在86岁，身体虚弱。

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(British English,informal)I'm feeling a bit fragile after last night (= not well, perhaps because of drinking too much alcohol) .

昨夜以后我觉得身子有点发虚（可能是纵酒所致）。

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[不可数名词]the fragility of the human body

人体的脆弱

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a fragile alliance/ceasefire/relationship

不牢固的联盟；不确定的停火 / 关系

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fragile china/glass/bones

易碎的瓷器 / 玻璃制品 / 骨骼

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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。

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The haircut emphasised her fragile beauty.

发型突出了她的精致之美。

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He leaned back in his fragile chair.

他仰靠在那把摇摇晃晃的椅子上。

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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。

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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。

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Such was the fragile state of Italian affairs when I set out for Cairo and Teheran.

这就是在我动身前往开罗和德黑兰时意大利的那种风雨飘摇的局面.

辞典例句

It became fragile and broke easily when handled.

它变脆了,一拿就碎.

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I'm feeling rather fragile after all that beer last night.

昨晚喝了啤酒,现在我感到软弱无力.

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We offer courier service for fragile goods. and we'll pay the full price for anything damaged.

本公司承接易碎品特快专递业务,如有损坏,照价赔偿.

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That the scale of wartime resistance activities, but public support remains fragile.

战时那种规模的抵抗活动, 然而公众的支持仍然脆弱.

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Note: Do not save snail shells are fragile.

注意: 烘烤时将蜗牛壳剔除,以免烘烤时裂掉.

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But most of the startups and their budgets are relatively small, and their finances are fragile.

然而,大多数此类初创机构的规模相对较小,预算也较少, 财务状况薄弱.

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She was so gentle that she appeared fragile, but she was more solid than granite.

她和蔼到近于脆弱, 坚强到好比花岗石.

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Unlike the fragile finches, both the hearty sparrows and the stubborn thrasher liked Bio 2.

不同于经不起折腾的蓝带雀, 精力充沛的麻雀和固执的矢嘲鸫都爱上了生物圈二号.

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In many cases aid throws substantial burdens onto fragile strange and distribution systems.

在许多情况下,援助给储存能力差的系统和分送系统造成了沉重的压力.

辞典例句

This glass disc looks very fragile.

这个玻璃盘子看起来很容易碎.

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The child's health is fragile.

这孩子身体太娇.

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She looked wan and fragile.

她看上去既疲乏又虚弱.

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