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have a weakness for sth
表示对某事物有难以抗拒的偏爱或癖好。
She has a weakness for chocolate.
她对巧克力有特殊的嗜好。
弱点；不足
weaknesses — plural of weakness
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
弱点；不足
a weak point; a fault or flaw
She has a weakness for chocolate.
她对巧克力有特殊的嗜好。
可指性格、论点或结构上的缺陷
虚弱的状态
The condition of being weak.
不充分的品质；缺陷
An inadequate quality; fault.
特别的喜好或痴迷的欲望
A special fondness or obsessing desire.
One of my weaknesses is that I tend to avoid difficult conversations.
我的弱点之一是我往往回避困难的对话。
Her main weakness as a manager is that she rarely listens to feedback.
她作为经理的主要弱点是很少听取反馈。
The team studied the opponent's weakness and planned their attack accordingly.
团队研究了对手的弱点，并据此制定了进攻计划。
表示对某事物有难以抗拒的偏爱或癖好。
She has a weakness for chocolate.
她对巧克力有特殊的嗜好。
指某事物（如论点、系统）中的缺陷或薄弱环节。
There is a weakness in the argument.
这个论证存在一个弱点。
常指经济、性格等的软弱或不足状态。
The weakness of the economy is evident.
经济的疲软显而易见。
Not this
I feel weakness after the illness.
Use this
I feel weak after the illness.
weakness 是名词，而 feel 后应接形容词 weak。
Not this
She has a weakness to chocolate.
Use this
She has a weakness for chocolate.
表示'对...的嗜好'时，固定搭配是 have a weakness for，而不是 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
优点和缺点
The interview asked about his strengths and weaknesses.
面试问及他的优点和缺点。
在……方面的弱点
There is a weakness in the argument.
这个论点有一个弱点。
对……的嗜好
She has a weakness for chocolate.
她特别爱吃巧克力。
承认弱点
It took courage to admit his weakness.
承认自己的弱点需要勇气。
利用弱点
The enemy tried to exploit our weakness.
敌人试图利用我们的弱点。
显示软弱
A leader should never show weakness.
领导者绝不应表现出软弱。
对……有偏爱；难以抗拒
She has a weakness for chocolate.
她难以抗拒巧克力的诱惑。
氪石是超人的弱点。
In the movie, the villain used kryptonite to exploit Superman's weakness.
电影中，反派利用氪石来利用超人的弱点。
我唯一的弱点就是你。
He said to her, 'My only weakness is you,' in the romantic scene.
在浪漫的场景中，他对她说：‘我唯一的弱点就是你。’
Use weaknesses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“weak”是“虚弱”，加上名词后缀“ness”，就是弱点。想象一个非常虚弱的人，他的弱点就是无法站立。
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal evaluation 通常用于描述个人或事物的不足之处，比较常见于日常交流与书面评价。
These words share the suffix '-ness' pronounced /nəs/, but their stressed vowels differ from those of 'weakness' (/iː/), so they are not true rhymes. Use them to compare the common spelling ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.