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feebly

/fee-buhl/US // ˈfi bəl //UK // (ˈfiːbəl) //

孱弱地,虚弱地,微弱地,孱弱的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    fee·bler, fee·blest.

    • : physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
    • : weak intellectually or morally: a feeble mind.
    • : lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc.: a feeble voice; feeble light.
    • : lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness: feeble resistance; feeble arguments.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbadly

Examples

  • The Wizards yielded yet another 40-point first quarter, with Jokic acting as a human wrecking ball this time, scoring 15 points and dishing three assists while Brooks deployed all three of his centers in a feeble attempt to stop him.

  • I felt like jumping in the air like Andy when I spotted that lone, feeble chanterelle in Hell’s Hollow.

  • While Kerry and friends continue to feebly push for two states, Israel continues to build settlements at super-sonic speeds.

  • At length only four or five flames remained, feebly wavering in their pools of melted wax.

  • She tottered up the steps, clutching feebly at the post before passing into the house.

  • The gas-lamps, too, seemed in a fog and struggled feebly against the blackness of the evening.

  • The Chamberlain, thus fiercely attacked, was very feebly defended.

  • Grey stone lime is feebly hydraulic, and makes a good mortar for ordinary work.