Word · Frequency #20818
feebly
柔弱地；无力地；微弱地
核心释义
in a faint, weak, or halting manner
- 1.
虚弱地
In a feeble manner.
虚弱地；柔弱地；无力地；微弱地
用法In use
The old man feebly raised his hand to wave goodbye.
用法提示：feebly 修饰动词 raised，表示动作虚弱无力。
She feebly tried to open the heavy door.
用法提示：feebly 说明尝试的力度很小，带有力不从心的意味。
The light flickered feebly in the dark room.
用法提示：feebly 描述光线微弱，强调强度不足。
feebly + verb
feebly 放在动词前，强调动作的微弱或缺乏力量。
She feebly protested the decision.
她无力地抗议这个决定。
verb + feebly
放在动词后同样表示动作无力，语气较为正式。
He tried feebly to defend himself.
他软弱无力地试图为自己辩护。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- protest feebly
- 无力地抗议
- He protested feebly when they took his plate.当他们拿走他的盘子时，他无力地抗议。
- smile feebly
- 无力地微笑
- She smiled feebly at the doctor.她朝医生无力地笑了笑。
- struggle feebly
- 无力地挣扎
- The injured bird struggled feebly to escape.受伤的小鸟无力地挣扎着想要逃走。
- flicker feebly
- 微弱地闪烁
- The candle flickered feebly in the draft.蜡烛在风中微弱地闪烁。
- complain feebly
- 无力地抱怨
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
feeble（虚弱的）加 -ly，像生病的小猫软绵绵地挪步，毫无力气。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：书面叙述或新闻报道、描述动作或声音 feebly 多用于书面或正式描述，表示“柔弱地、无力地”；日常口语中更常说 weakly。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share spelling patterns or sounds with 'feebly' (/ˈfiːbli/), but none is an exact rhyme. 'feeble' shares the base spelling and the opening /ˈfiːb/ sound but is an adjective. 'probably', 'terribly', and 'wobbly' end in the letters -bly and the sound /bli/, yet their stressed vowels differ from /iː/, so they do not rhyme. 'weakly' and 'deeply' have the same stressed vowel /iː/ but different following consonants. An exact rhyme would need the pattern /iːbli/, which no common English word has.
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