infirm

英 [ɪnˈfɜːm]

美 [ɪnˈfɜːrm]

adj.  (长期)病弱的; 年老体弱的; 病弱的人; 体弱的人

GRETEM8医学

BNC.19029 / COCA.22223

牛津词典

adj.

• （长期）病弱的；年老体弱的
  ill/sick and weak, especially over a long period or as a result of being old
• 病弱的人；体弱的人
  people who are weak and ill/sick for a long period
  1. care for the elderly and infirm
     对年老体弱者的照顾

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (常指因年迈而)体弱的,虚弱的
  A person who isinfirmis weak or ill, and usually old.
  1. ...her aging, infirm husband.
     她年迈体弱的丈夫
  2. The infirmare people who are infirm.
     年迈体弱者
  3. We are here to protect and assist the weak and infirm.
     我们来这里保护、帮助年迈体弱者。

英英释义

adj

• lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
  1. infirm of purpos
• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  1. a feeble old woman
  2. her body looked sapless
  Synonym:decrepitdebilefeeblericketysaplessweakweakly

双语例句

• Cramming infirm people into one place creates the ideal breeding ground for disease. Louis XVIII made but a faint attempt to parry this unexpected blow;
  医院挤满了抵抗力减弱的病人，是滋生疾病的温床。路易十八对这一猛烈的打击只是软弱无力地抵抗了一下。
• I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
  我将铭记我作为社区中的一员，对我身边人们以及那些弱者的身心健康负有特别义务。
• Therefore, Chinas manufacturing is infirm in international division of labor, especially for the technology and capital intensive products.
  因此，中国制造业国际分工地位低下，在技术和资本密集型产品上尤为低下。
• The severe cold had claimed many victims amongst the old and infirm.
  这次严寒夺走了许多年老体弱者的生命。
• Support for the aged and infirm.
  援助年老的人和体弱的人。
• We should take good care of the old, the infirm, but ill, the very young
  我们应该照顾好老年人、体弱者、病人和幼儿
• Peter is so infirm of purpose that it is useless to ask him for advice.
  彼得这人优柔寡断，向他征求意见是徒劳无用的。
• He created at his own expense an infant school, a thing then almost unknown in France, and a fund for aiding old and infirm workmen.
  他又用自己的钱创设了一所贫儿院，这种措施当时在法国还几乎是创举，他又为年老和残废的工人创办了救济金。
• Meanwhile, many older inhabitants are getting infirm and lonely.
  同时，许多年岁较大的居民开始变得体弱而孤独。
• The needs of the old and infirm.
  年老体弱者的需要。