frail
adj
1 (of a person) physically weak or delicate (指人)体弱的, 虚弱的
a frail child 体弱的孩子
At 90, she's getting very old and frail. 她90岁时渐渐非常衰老、 虚弱.
2 easily broken; fragile 易破碎的; 易损的
Careful: that chair's rather frail! 小心点儿: 那把椅子不结实!
3 morally weak 道德观念薄弱的
frail human nature 易堕落的人性.
I shall be happy to give up my part of Shylock's money.
我将高兴地放弃我应得的夏洛克财产的那一半。
It was the first joy I had known for years.
我豁然开朗了。这是我多年来第一次感到高兴的事了。
I have got some wonderful news to tell you. I have been offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty-five students took exams for it, and I was one of the five to be chosen. However, my parents are tr