vulnerable
adjective /ˈvʌlnərəbl/
/ˈvʌlnərəbl/
- vulnerable (to somebody/something) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally
（身体上或感情上）脆弱的，易受…伤害的 - These offices are highly vulnerable to terrorist attack.
这些办公室极易受到恐怖分子的袭击。 - Old people are particularly vulnerable to the flu.
老年人特别容易感染流感。 - She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own.
她独自站在那里，看上去弱不禁风。 - In cases of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable.
遇到食物中毒，幼儿尤其容易受危害。 - The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.
财务部主任的突然辞职使得这家公司岌岌可危。 - We should protect the most vulnerable members of our society.
我们应该保护那些最易受伤害的社会成员。 - Animals are at their most vulnerable when searching for food for their young.
当动物为它们的幼崽寻找食物时，它们是最脆弱的。
- Hippos are uniquely vulnerable to drought.
河马特别受不了干旱。 - She is very sensitive and rather vulnerable.
她非常敏感，而且相当脆弱。 - The company is in an economically vulnerable position.
该公司目前经济状况不稳定。 - The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body vulnerable to infections.
这种病毒攻击人的免疫系统，使身体容易受到各种感染。 - You must try not to appear vulnerable.
你千万不要显得软弱好欺。 - Exhaustion from their long and fruitless war had left them vulnerable to attack.
长期而无果的战争所造成的疲惫使得他们易于受到攻击。
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词源early 17th cent.: from late Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare ‘to wound’, from vulnus ‘wound’. - These offices are highly vulnerable to terrorist attack.