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weak (oh)



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1 ?physical?
2 ?likely to break?
3 ?character?
4 ?without power?
5 ?without interest?
6 ?without energy?
7 ?not good at doing something?
8 ?money?
9 ?argument/idea?
10 ?drink?
11 ?light/sound?
12 weak points/spots
13 weak at the knees
14 weak moment
15 the weak/weakest link
16 weak verb
17 weak consonant/syllable
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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: veikr]
?PHYSICAL?
not physically strong
::The illness left her feeling weak .
::Poor light produces weak plants.
be too weak to do sth
::She's too weak to feed herself.
weak with/from
::Nina was weak with hunger .
::The animal was weak from loss of blood.
weak heart/lungs etc
::My grandfather had a weak heart.
?LIKELY TO BREAK?
unable to support much weight
::a weak bridge
too weak to do sth
::The branch was too weak to support his weight.
?CHARACTER?
easily influenced by other people - used to show disapproval
::a weak indecisive man
?WITHOUT POWER?
not having much power or influence
weak leader/ruler/king etc
::a weak and ineffective president
::The party was left weak and divided.
::The country is in a weak position economically.
?WITHOUT INTEREST?
without the power to interest or amuse people
::The play is well acted but the plot is weak.
::a weak joke
?WITHOUT ENERGY?
done without energy or confidence
::He managed a weak smile .
?NOT GOOD AT DOING SOMETHING?
not good at a particular skill or subject, or in a particular area of activity or knowledge
weak in
::New Zealand was weak in defense.
weak on
::She speaks quite fluently but she's weak on grammar.
::Be honest about your weak points (=your faults or the things you do not do well) .
?MONEY?
not financially successful
weak currency/economy etc
::The pound was weak against the dollar.
?ARGUMENT/IDEA?
not likely to make people believe that something is true or right
::She's washing her hair? That sounds like a weak excuse !
::There are some weak points in her argument.
::The defence lawyer clearly knew that his case was weak.
?DRINK?
weak tea, beer etc contains a lot of water and has little taste
-opposite strong strong
?LIGHT/SOUND?
difficult to see or hear
-synonym faint faint
::a weak radio signal
::He had only a weak light to see by.
weak points/spots
the parts of something that can easily be attacked or criticized
::Check your house for weak spots where a thief could enter.
weak at the knees
feeling strange because of strong emotions
::His smile made her go weak at the knees .
weak moment
a time when you can be persuaded more easily than usual
::Dave caught me at a weak moment and I lent him ¡ê10.
the weak/weakest link
the person or thing in a situation that is less strong, skilful etc than the others
::Goalkeeper Gouter proved to be the weakest link.
weak verb
technical a verb that forms regular past tenses
-opposite strong verb strong verb
weak consonant/syllable
one that is not emphasized
-- weakly adv
::"I'm sorry," she said, smiling weakly.
::He sank down weakly beside her.
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WORD FOCUS: weak
person: puny, feeble, weedy (BrE), frail, fragile, powerless, vulnerable
thing: fragile, delicate, flimsy, rickety, badly made, jerry-built