fee·ble /ˈfibəl/
(a.)微弱的,衰弱的,無效的
Fee·ble a. [Compar. Feebler superl. Feeblest ]
1. Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
Carried all the feeble of them upon asses. --2 Chron. xxviii. 15.
2. Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. “A lady's feeble voice.”
Fee·ble, v. t. To make feble; to enfeeble. [Obs.]
Shall that victorious hand be feebled here? --Shak.
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feeble
adj 1: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble
excuse"; "a lame argument" [syn: lame]
2: lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise";
"faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
[syn: faint]
3: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman";
"her body looked sapless" [syn: decrepit, debile, infirm,
sapless, weak, weakly]
4: lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy
and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: nerveless]