weak
Từ điển Collocation
weak adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, go | remain | leave sb, make sb When the spasm passed, it left him weak and sweating.
ADV. decidedly, extremely, fundamentally, particularly, very | a bit, comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively | curiously He complained of feeling curiously weak and faint. | surprisingly | dangerously | lamentably | suddenly Her legs felt suddenly weak. | inherently The judge decided the evidence was inherently weak and inconsistent. | economically, mentally, militarily, physically, politically
PREP. at She's rather weak at maths. | from She was weak from shock. | in He's weak in English. | on The essay was a bit weak on detail. | with He was weak with hunger.
PHRASES weak at the knees His sudden smile made her go weak at the knees.
Từ điển WordNet
adj.
- having little physical or spiritual strength
a weak link
- overly diluted; thin and insipid; watery, washy
washy coffee
watery milk
weak tea
- used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; unaccented, light
a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
a weak stress on the second syllable
- having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; fallible, frail, imperfect
I'm only a fallible human
frail humanity
- tending downward in price
a weak market for oil stocks
- deficient or lacking in some skill
he's weak in spelling
- lacking physical strength or vitality; decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weakly
a feeble old woman
her body looked sapless
- (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
- not having authority, political strength, or governing power
a weak president
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; faint
a faint outline
the wan sun cast faint shadows
the faint light of a distant candle
weak colors
a faint hissing sound
a faint aroma
a weak pulse
- likely to fail under stress or pressure
the weak link in the chain
- deficient in intelligence or mental power
a weak mind
English Slang Dictionary
1. unbelievable; "He got an A? That's weak"
2. surprised; "I was so weak when you showed up at her house"
3. funny; "That guy is so weak; he always makes me laugh"
4. inadequate or displeasing, barely worth mentioning
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
weaker|weakest
syn.: debilitated feeble fragile impotent powerless
ant.: robust strong