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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2998 COCA: 2955

vulnerable

adjective
 
/ˈvʌlnərəbl/
/ˈvʌlnərəbl/
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  1. vulnerable (to somebody/something) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally（身体上或感情上）脆弱的，易受…伤害的
    • These offices are highly vulnerable to terrorist attack.这些办公室极易受到恐怖分子的袭击。
    • Old people are particularly vulnerable to the flu.老年人特别容易感染流感。
    • She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own.她独自站在那里，看上去弱不禁风。
    • In cases of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable.遇到食物中毒，幼儿尤其容易受危害。
    • The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.财务部主任的突然辞职使得这家公司岌岌可危。
    • We should protect the most vulnerable members of our society.我们应该保护那些最易受伤害的社会成员。
    • Animals are at their most vulnerable when searching for food for their young.当动物为它们的幼崽寻找食物时，它们是最脆弱的。
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    • Hippos are uniquely vulnerable to drought.河马特别受不了干旱。
    • She is very sensitive and rather vulnerable.她非常敏感，而且相当脆弱。
    • The company is in an economically vulnerable position.该公司目前经济状况不稳定。
    • The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body vulnerable to infections.这种病毒攻击人的免疫系统，使身体容易受到各种感染。
    • You must try not to appear vulnerable.你千万不要显得软弱好欺。
    • Exhaustion from their long and fruitless war had left them vulnerable to attack.长期而无果的战争所造成的疲惫使得他们易于受到攻击。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin vulnerabilis, from Latin vulnerare ‘to wound’, from vulnus ‘wound’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2998 COCA: 2955
vulnerable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, prove脆弱；證實脆弱▸➤appear, feel, look, seem顯得脆弱；感覺容易受傷害；看上去易受傷害；似乎易受傷害◇You must try not to appear vulnerable.你千萬不要顯得軟弱好欺。➤become變得脆弱▸➤remain仍然脆弱▸➤leave sb/sth, make sb/sth, render sb/sth使得⋯易受傷害◇The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body vulnerable to infections.這種病毒攻擊人的免疫系統，使身體容易受到各種感染。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常脆弱◇She is very sensitive and rather vulnerable.她非常敏感，而且相當脆弱。➤acutely, especially, highly, particularly極易受傷害；特別容易受傷；特別脆弱▸➤completely, totally十分／極為脆弱▸➤increasingly日益脆弱▸➤potentially可能受傷▸➤peculiarly, uniquely異常／特別脆弱◇Hippos are uniquely vulnerable to drought.河馬特別受不了乾旱。➤oddly, strangely (especially BrE) 奇怪地脆弱◇He smiled, making her suddenly feel oddly vulnerable.他微微一笑，讓她突然感覺自己莫名其妙地脆弱起來。➤economically, politically經濟上／政治上脆弱◇The company is in an economically vulnerable position.該公司目前經濟狀況不穩定。➤emotionally, psychologically情感上／心理上脆弱PREPOSITION➤to容易受到⋯的攻擊◇These offices are highly vulnerable to terrorist attack.這些辦公室極易受到恐怖分子的襲擊。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2998 COCA: 2955
vulnerable

adjective

vulnerable ♦︎ at risk ♦︎ helpless ♦︎ endangered ♦︎ open to sth ♦︎ exposed ♦︎ defencelessThese words all describe sb/sth that is not well protected. 这些词均表示缺乏保护的、易受伤害的、脆弱的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆vulnerable / open / exposed to criticism, attack, etc.◆helpless / defenceless against sth◆vulnerable / helpless / defenceless people / children◆helpless / defenceless civilians / victims◆a vulnerable / an endangered species◆a vulnerable / a helpless / an exposed position◆to feel vulnerable / at risk / helpless / exposed / defenceless◆to leave sb / sth vulnerable / at risk / helpless / open to sth / exposed / defenceless◆totally / completely vulnerable / helpless / defenceless◆highly vulnerable / endangered / exposed◆increasingly vulnerable / at risk / exposed■ vulnerable ˈvʌlnərəbl weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally （身体或感情上）脆弱的，易受⋯伤害的◆Exhaustion from their long and fruitless war had left them vulnerable to attack.长期而无果的战争所造成的疲惫使得他们易于受到攻击。◆We should protect the most vulnerable members of our society.我们应该保护那些最易受伤害的社会成员。■ ˌat ˈrisk

idiom

in danger of sth unpleasant or harmful happening 有危险；冒风险◆Butterflies are at risk from attack by birds.蝴蝶有受到鸟类攻击的危险。◆Lone parent families with young children are particularly at risk of becoming homeless.有年幼孩子的单亲家庭特别易于变得无家可归。◆If we go to war, innocent lives will be put at risk.如果我们发动战争，无辜的生命就会受到威胁。  see also risk ⇨ risk 1 ■ helpless unable to take care of yourself or do things without the help of other people 无自理能力的；不能自立的；无助的◆Paul threw up his hands in a helpless gesture of surrender.保罗举起双手，做出一种无可奈何的投降姿势。◆He lay helpless on the floor.他无助地躺在地板上。◆It's natural to feel helpless against such abuse.对这种虐待感到无能为力是自然的。▸ helplessly

adverb

◆They watched helplessly as their home went up in flames.他们无奈地看着自己的家被大火烧毁。■ endangered ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd; NAmE ɪnˈdeɪndʒərdat risk of disappearing or being destroyed 濒危的；有可能消失的；有可能毁坏的◆The sea turtle is an endangered species (= it may soon no longer exist).海龟是濒危物种。◆The group has campaigned to save several endangered buildings in the area.该组织展开了一场拯救这地区几座濒危建筑的运动。   see also endanger ⇨ threaten 2 ■ open to sth not well protected from sth such as attack, injury or criticism 易受损害；脆弱◆The system is open to abuse.这种制度容易被滥用。  see also lay sb open to sth ⇨ expose ■ exposed ɪkˈspəʊzd; NAmE ɪkˈspoʊzd(of a person) not protected from danger, attack or criticism （人）无保护的，易受攻击（或批评）的◆She was left feeling exposed and vulnerable.她感到自己孤立无助，非常脆弱。◆From the moment of birth, a baby is exposed to all the hazards in the external environment.从出生那刻起，婴儿便受到外在环境的各种威胁。   see also expose ⇨ expose , exposed ⇨ bare ■ defenceless (BrE) (NAmE defenseless) weak and not able to protect yourself; having no protection 软弱的；不能自卫的；无防御的◆I can't believe that we persist in such cruelty to defenceless animals.我无法相信我们一直在虐待这些不能自卫的动物。◆The village is defenceless against attack.这个村庄毫无防御能力。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2998 COCA: 2955
vulnerable
Physically weak: weak, frail, feeble...
In a dangerous situation: unprotected, vulnerable, at risk...
Weak and easy to damage or break: weak, fragile, frail...
Risks, threats and dangers: risk, hazard, menace...
Physical weakness: weakness, frailty, debility...
The quality of being easy to break: blood in the water, instability, delicacy...

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