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weakly

/week-lee/US // ˈwik li //UK // (ˈwiːklɪ) //

弱弱地,微弱地,微弱的,微弱

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    weak·li·er, weak·li·est.

    • : weak or feeble in constitution; not robust; sickly.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a weak manner.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.infirm

Examples

  • The weakly emergent laws which we obtain by the standard method are only, for all practical purposes, irreversible but remain, in principle, reversible.

  • They interact with one another only weakly and can swivel into roughly 60 different orientations.

  • At which Bezos turned to the packed audience, smiled weakly, and said: “This is Henry being nice to me!”

  • “At best it might be described as weakly ergogenic, or performance enhancing,” Sallis says.

  • We smile weakly, not wanting to let them down or prolong the conversation.

  • The three leaders only weakly reaffirmed their commitment to searching for a negotiated solution.

  • Sebelius, who was spending her day trying to sell and defend the error-prone program, laughed weakly.

  • The old man, grizzled, tanned and seamed, leant weakly against the parapet.

  • Only waved her hands weakly and looked at the clergyman, whose cap was much more over his ear than before.

  • Wewe go to school together, explained Jess, weakly, and found herself drawn into the arms of the lady.

  • If her strength had allowed she would have run, but now it threatened to desert her altogether and she tottered weakly.

  • That is one of the melodramatic bits, said Bobby, weakly, leaning against the wall for support.