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
- He was over eighty years of age, infirm and totally blind. In 1901, Nightingale lost her sight because of overwork.
他八十多岁了，身体虚弱，双目失明。1901年，南丁格尔因操劳过度，双目失明。 - 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。 - The needs of the old and infirm.
年老体弱者的需要。 - In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
处于糟糕状态的，如由于年老；虚弱的。 - 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。 - Mentally or physically infirm with age.
随着年龄而在心理或生理上衰弱的。 - He created at his own expense an infant school, a thing then almost unknown in France, and a fund for aiding old and infirm workmen.
他又用自己的钱创设了一所贫儿院，这种措施当时在法国还几乎是创举，他又为年老和残废的工人创办了救济金。 - 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。 - However, Jane eyre's rebellious character experiences a long zigzag period form infirm to firm.
然而，简性格中反抗意识的形成却经历了一个由萌芽、生到坚定的曲折过程。