fragile
adjective /ˈfrædʒaɪl/
/ˈfrædʒl/
- easily broken or damaged
易碎的；易损的 - fragile china/glass/bones
易碎的瓷器／玻璃制品／骨骼 - Be careful not to drop it; it’s very fragile.
小心别把它摔了，它很容易碎。
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- fragile china/glass/bones
- weak and uncertain; easy to destroy or harm
不牢固的；脆弱的 - a fragile alliance/ceasefire/relationship
不牢固的联盟；不确定的停火／关系 - The economy remains extremely fragile.
经济仍然极其脆弱。 - In her job she was used to dealing with actors’ fragile egos.
在工作中，她习惯于处理演员脆弱的自我。 - fragile habitats threatened by pollution
受污染威胁的脆弱的栖息地
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- thin or light and often beautiful
纤巧的；精细的；纤巧美丽的 - fragile beauty
纤美 - The woman's fragile face broke into a smile.
那面孔秀丽的女子粲然一笑。
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- not strong and likely to become ill
虚弱的 - Her father is now 86 and in fragile health.
她的父亲现在 86 岁，身体虚弱。 - (British English, informal) I'm feeling a bit fragile after last night (= not well, perhaps because of drinking too much alcohol).
昨夜以后我觉得身子有点发虚（可能是纵酒所致）。
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- Her father is now 86 and in fragile health.
词源late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘morally weak’): from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’. The sense ‘liable to break’ dates from the mid 16th cent.