frail
adj
1 (of a person) physically weak or delicate (指人)体弱的, 虚弱的
a frail child 体弱的孩子
At 90, she's getting very old and frail. 她90岁时渐渐非常衰老、 虚弱.
2 easily broken; fragile 易破碎的; 易损的
Careful: that chair's rather frail! 小心点儿: 那把椅子不结实!
3 morally weak 道德观念薄弱的
frail human nature 易堕落的人性.
No, we didn't fix anything. We thought we might go out, but we said we'd check with each other first. And now I'm telling you I can't manage this Friday. Another time, possibly, but not Friday.
At lunchtime, the tourist thanked him and gave him ten pounds, which was a lot of money in those days.
午餐时,这位游客向他表示感谢,并给了他10英镑。这在当时可算是一大笔钱了。
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