infirm

英 [ɪnˈfɜːm]

美 [ɪnˈfɜːrm]

adj.  (长期)病弱的; 年老体弱的; 病弱的人; 体弱的人

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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
  1. care for the elderly and infirm
     对年老体弱者的照顾

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.
  1. ...her aging, infirm husband.
     她年迈体弱的丈夫
  2. The infirmare people who are infirm.
     年迈体弱者
  3. 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。

英英释义

adj

• lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
  1. infirm of purpos
• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  1. a feeble old woman
  2. her body looked sapless
  Synonym:decrepitdebilefeeblericketysaplessweakweakly

双语例句

• It rendered this assumption infirm.
  它使这个假定基础不稳。
• Support for the aged and infirm.
  援助年老的人和体弱的人。
• Mentally or physically infirm with age.
  随着年龄而在心理或生理上衰弱的。
• 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。
• I plan to settle there when I'm elderly and infirm.
  我老了以后就到那里定居。
• Generally speaking, able-bodied, able to withstand cold, and the elderly, the infirm or over-exertion, the body weak, susceptible to cold invasion, must be careful.
  一般来讲，身体强壮者，尚能抵御风寒，而年老体弱或劳累过度、身体较弱者，易被风寒入侵，必须谨慎。
• In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.
  处于糟糕状态的，如由于年老；虚弱的。
• 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。
• Meanwhile, many older inhabitants are getting infirm and lonely.
  同时，许多年岁较大的居民开始变得体弱而孤独。
• Cramming infirm people into one place creates the ideal breeding ground for disease. Louis XVIII made but a faint attempt to parry this unexpected blow;
  医院挤满了抵抗力减弱的病人，是滋生疾病的温床。路易十八对这一猛烈的打击只是软弱无力地抵抗了一下。