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vulnerable

英 ['vʌln(ə)rəb(ə)l] 美['vʌlnərəbl]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词sensitive unprotected open defenseless

adj. 易受攻击的，易受…的攻击；易受伤害的；有弱点的

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词态变化

副词: vulnerably;名词: vulnerability;

中文词源

vulnerable 脆弱的

来自拉丁语vulnus,伤口，来自PIE*wele,拔，击打，词源同wool,vulture。引申义有伤口的，脆弱的。

英英释意

1. susceptible to attack;: "a vulnerable bridge"

2. susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation;: "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"

3. capable of being wounded or hurt;: "vulnerable parts of the body"

4. susceptible to physical or emotional injury;: "at a tender age"

英文词源

vulnerable (adj.): c. 1600, from Late Latin vulnerabilis "wounding," from Latin vulnerare "to wound, hurt, injure, maim," from vulnus (genitive vulneris) "wound," perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear" (see svelte), or from PIE *wele-nes-, from *wele- (2) "to strike, wound" (see Valhalla).

考试真题

This type of memory ( ' , where you are trying to remember new, but similar information) is particularly vulnerable to interference.

But there's an appeal in that vulnerability.

Professional fashion models are particularly vulnerable to eating disorders resulting from occupational demands to maintain extreme thinness.

One of the main theoretical home-security concerns is whether or not a given system is vulnerable to being blocked from working altogether.

It can also be exploitative, especially when used with vulnerable populations.

This is an extremely vulnerable (脆弱的) position.

a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum's report was "a methodological embarrassment" because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) regions.

It is vulnerable to criticism if the statistics are closely examined

"When you're emotionally vulnerable, you're even more in need of a caring human being," he says.

Its key objective is to place at the centre of recovery efforts measures that would generate high levels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable.

Therefore, these new findings should help airplane passengers to feel less vulnerable to catching respiratory infections while traveling by air.

This type of memory where you are trying to remember new, but similar informatio is particularly vulnerable to interference.

We found that women are doubly vulnerable to marital break-up in the face of illness, Karraker said.

They are vulnerable to unhealthy environmental conditions.

There must urgently be a meaningful mobilisation of the policies outlined in the agreement if we are to achieve national emissions reductions while helping the most vulnerable countries adapt to climate change.

Its primary mission is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people, with the particular focus on those who are vulnerable, oppressed and living in poverty.

Thus, they learn early to hide vulnerable emotions such as love, joy, and sadness because they believe that such feelings are feminine and imply weakness.

Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness.

How vulnerable the coastal cities are.

Many doctors and researchers believe that loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses.

Additionally, those affected by inadequate health and social care are too vulnerable to launch the protests that have addressed other forms of discrimination.

One key challenge facing young scientists is how to be open without becoming scientifically vulnerable.

The developing brain, the report says, is particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of certain chemicals these products may contain, and the damage they cause can be permanent.

But phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean's warming trend.

Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable.

And yet, John Hagel, author of The Power of Pull and other books, says Brynjolfsson and McAfee miss the reason why these jobs are so vulnerable to technology in the first place.

实用场景例句

to be vulnerable to attack: 易受攻击

She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own.: 她独自站在那里，看上去弱不禁风。

In cases of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable.: 遇到食物中毒，幼儿尤其容易受危害。

The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position .: 财务部主任的突然辞职使得这家公司岌岌可危。

financial vulnerability: 在财政上易受打击

the vulnerability of newborn babies to disease: 新生婴儿容易患病

Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.: 老年人是社会中尤为明显的弱势群体。

People with high blood pressure are especially vulnerable to diabetes...: 有高血压的人尤其易患糖尿病。

Plants that are growing vigorously are less likely to be vulnerable to disease.: 生命力强的植物不容易得病。

Their tanks would be vulnerable to attack from the air...: 他们的坦克易受到空袭。

...a table showing which cars are most vulnerable to theft...: 易被盗车辆一览表

Certain high sharing nodes in unstructured P 2 P networks are vulnerable to counter congestion and bottlenecks.: 无结构P2P网络中某些共享资源高的节点容易出现网络阻塞和瓶颈问题.

Though you will be very vulnerable to attack early.: 尽管初期你会比较脆弱.

The UN also conducts international campaigns to raise global awareness of the problems affecting vulnerable groups.: 联合国还发起国际运动,在全球提高人们对影响弱势群体的问题的认识.

Young people are vulnerable to the influences of radio television.: 年轻人受广播和电视的影响.

We are leading a global all vulnerable nuclear materials from terrorists.: 我们领导全球防止核材料落入恐怖分子手中的行动.

But if you look hard enough, you can almost always find a vulnerable DNS server.: 但是如果你认真地看一看, 你几乎总能发现有漏洞的DNS服务器.

Cyclists are more vulnerable than motorists.: 骑自行车的人比开汽车的人容易受伤.

Show the vulnerable points, emphasizing that the abdominal region is the principal target.: 显示人体薄弱部位, 强调胃部是首选攻击目标.

The election defeat put the party leader in a vulnerable position.: 该党落选后其领导人的地位岌岌可危.

This process is vulnerable to intentional manipulation , especially during intermediate procedures.: 这样给一些人在中间过程中进行有目的的操纵提供了机会.

However he remains vulnerable to any physical attack.: 但在任何武力攻击面前他都很脆弱.

He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.: 她看上去很脆弱,他就主动去保护她.

Migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation.: 流动工人易受剥削.

The company is in an economically vulnerable position.: 该公司目前经济状况不稳定.

She was left feeling exposed and vulnerable.: 她感到自己孤立无助，非常脆弱。

to be vulnerable to attack: 易受攻击

I hesitated to apply the word "vulnerable" to him but it came into my mind.: 我不愿用“脆弱”这个词来形容他，但它却突然出现在我脑子里了。