frail incapacity insubstantial weak and incompetent delicate in health
She was physically delicate and psy-chologically unstable.
她身体孱弱,心理上也不够稳定。
—— 柯林斯例句The lamb was a puny little thing.
羊羔瘦小孱弱。
—— 给力词典精选He was very frail, and his eyes were really uncanny.
他孱弱异常, 眼神真可以说是神秘莫测。
—— 辞典例句When he swam in the pool, he revealed a spare, heavyboned body.
当他在游泳池游泳时, 那孱弱不堪, 瘦骨嶙峋的身体便袒露无遗。
—— 辞典例句But on at least two issues, such genteel methods are proving inadequate.
但至少在两个问题上, 这样的柔性手段显得有些孱弱。
—— 给力词典精选