infirm
英 [ɪnˈfɜːm]
美 [ɪnˈfɜːrm]
adj. (长期)病弱的; 年老体弱的; 病弱的人; 体弱的人
BNC.19029 / COCA.22223
牛津词典
adj.
- (长期)病弱的;年老体弱的
ill/sick and weak, especially over a long period or as a result of being old - 病弱的人;体弱的人
people who are weak and ill/sick for a long period- care for the elderly and infirm
对年老体弱者的照顾
- care for the elderly and infirm
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (常指因年迈而)体弱的,虚弱的
A person who isinfirmis weak or ill, and usually old.- ...her aging, infirm husband.
她年迈体弱的丈夫 - The infirmare people who are infirm.
年迈体弱者 - We are here to protect and assist the weak and infirm.
我们来这里保护、帮助年迈体弱者。
- ...her aging, infirm husband.
英英释义
adj
- lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
- infirm of purpos
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
双语例句
- Enema for constipation in children and the treatment of the elderly and infirm.
开塞露用于小儿及年老体弱者便秘的治疗。 - I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
我将铭记我作为社区中的一员,对我身边人们以及那些弱者的身心健康负有特别义务。 - State-run residential facilities for those who become too elderly or infirm to remain independent are few.
公办的供年老体弱无法独立生活的人使用的居住设施非常少。 - His already infirm body was racked by high fever
他已经很虚弱的身体受着高烧的折磨。 - Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm "have a duty to die and get out of the way", so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.
有人引用科罗拉多州前州长理查德。拉姆的话:老弱病残者“有义务死去,并腾出位置”,让更年轻、更健康的人们去发挥其潜能。 - "Madam, I know not of what you speak," answered Hester Prynne, feeling Mistress Hibbins to be of infirm mind;
“夫人,我实在不明白你讲的话,”海丝特·白兰觉得西宾斯太太有点老糊涂了,就这么回答说; - In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
处于糟糕状态的,如由于年老;虚弱的。 - As is vividly depicted in the cartoon, four children are playing a "football match" and the "ball" is their old and infirm father.
如卡通画的生动描绘,四个孩子在进行一场“足球比赛”,所谓的“足球”是他们年老体弱的父亲。 - Therefore, Chinas manufacturing is infirm in international division of labor, especially for the technology and capital intensive products.
因此,中国制造业国际分工地位低下,在技术和资本密集型产品上尤为低下。 - Infirm, feeble, and often senile.
蹒跚的虚弱的,衰弱的,因老而糊涂的。