n.軟弱；弱點(diǎn)；嗜好

Don't take his patience as a sign of weakness. 別把他的耐心看作軟弱的表示。

She thoroughly despised him for his weakness. 她因?yàn)樗能浫醵直梢曀?/p>

Forehand return is my greatest weakness. 正手回球是我最大的弱點(diǎn)。

There is an inherent weakness in the design. 這設(shè)計(jì)本身存在弱點(diǎn)。

Women have a weakness for shopping. 女士都有愛逛街的嗜好。

His weakness for cigarettes is detrimental to his health. 他抽煙的嗜好對他的身體有害。

weakness的基本意思是“弱,軟弱,虛弱,薄弱”,指某人的身體狀況不佳或指某事不夠完善的一面,也可指某人或某事的缺陷,即“弱點(diǎn),缺點(diǎn)”。weakness引申可指“偏好,嗜好”“寵愛的人或東西”等。weakness作“虛弱,軟弱”解時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞,作具體的“弱點(diǎn),缺點(diǎn)”或“嗜好,偏好”解時(shí)是可數(shù)名詞。

weakness作“偏好,嗜好”解時(shí),常用于have a weakness for短語中。

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