Слово англійською: weak

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weak

adjective

/wiːk/

(comparative weaker, superlative weakest)

not physically strong

She is still weak after her illness.
His legs felt weak.
She suffered from a weak heart.
weak with/from something I was exhausted and weak with hunger.

Homophones weak | weekweak week

/wiːk/

weak adjective
- He was weak with hunger.
week noun
- I've been waiting to hear from them for over a week.

likely to break

that cannot support a lot of weight; likely to break

That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.
Weak foundations caused the building to collapse.

without power

easy to influence; not having much power

a weak and cowardly man
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car.
Small firms find themselves in a very weak position during a recession.
a weak leader
The unions have always been weak in this industry.

poor/sick people

the weak

noun [plural] people who are poor, sick or without power

currency/economy

not financially strong or successful

A weak dollar isn't bad news for everyone.
a weak currency/yen/euro
Is it your policy to have a relatively weak currency?
The economy is very weak.
weak against something The currency was still relatively weak against the dollar.

liquid

a weak liquid contains a lot of water

weak tea
a weak acid

hard to see/hear

not easily seen or heard

a weak light/signal/sound
The weak winter sunlight spread across the lake.

not good at something

a weak team
weak in something I was always weak in the science subjects.

not convincing

that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by synonym unconvincing

weak arguments/evidence
I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak.

without enthusiasm

done without enthusiasm or energy

a weak smile
He made a weak attempt to look cheerful.

point/spot

weak point/spot the part of a person’s character, an argument, etc. that is easy to attack or criticize

The team's weak points are in defence.
He knew her weak spot where Steve was concerned.

grammar

a weak verb forms the past tense and past participle by adding a regular ending and not by changing a vowel. In English this is done by adding -d, -ed or -t (for example walk, walked).

phonetics

(of the pronunciation of some words) used when there is no stress on the word. For example, the weak form of and is ən or n, as in fish and chips fɪʃ ən tʃɪps. opposite strong

Word OriginOld English wāc ‘pliant’, ‘of little worth’, ‘not steadfast’, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse veikr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘yield, give way’.

Idioms

the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak)

(humorous, saying) you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them

weak at the knees

(informal) hardly able to stand because of emotion, fear, illness, etc.
- His sudden smile made her go weak at the knees.

the weak link (in the chain)

the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail
- She went straight for the one weak link in the chain of his argument.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

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