weak

weak
1. a слабый; бессильный; хилый, хрупкий

weak muscles — слабые мускулы

weak constitution — хрупкое сложение

weak sight — слабое зрение

weak coal — хрупкий уголь

weak in intellect — умственно неполноценный; придурковатый

weak tie-line — слабая связь

weak entity — слабая сущность

weak section — слабое сечение

weak argument — слабый довод

weak context — слабый контекст

2. a безвольный, нерешительный; неустойчивый

weak will — слабоволие, безволие

weak man — безвольный человек

weak character — слабохарактерность

weak refusal — нерешительный отказ

in a weak moment — в минуту слабости

weak bank — неустойчивый банк

3. a неубедительный, неосновательный, шаткий

weak excuse — плохое оправдание, неубедительная отговорка

4. a жидкий, водянистый; некрепкий

weak tea — слабый чай

weak bod — жидкая консистенция

weak body — жидкая консистенция

5. a спец. бедный
6. a неэффективный, неавторитетный, несильный

weak government — слабое правительство

7. a неспособный

weak students — слабые учащиеся

8. a невыразительный, бедный
9. a эк. понижающийся; вялый, бездеятельный, со снижающимися ценами

the market is weak — настроение рынка вялое

10. a ослабленный, редуцированный
11. a слабый, второстепенный

weak interaction — слабое бета-распадное взаимодействие

weak impression of typing — слабая печать; непропечатка

to be weak from an illness — быть слабым от болезни

she is weak in English — она слаба в английском языке

weak amplitude — амплитуда слабого взаимодействия

12. a тех. непрочный, низкой прочности; неустойчивый

weak weld — непрочный шов

weak coke — непрочный кокс

weak paper — непрочная бумага

weak beam — пучок низкой интенсивности

13. a фото бледный

weak picture — бледный снимок

the weaker sex — слабый пол

Синонимический ряд:
1. assailable (adj.) assailable; exposed; vulnerable
2. boneless (adj.) boneless; emasculate; forceless; helpless; impotent; impuissant; inadequate; indecisive; ineffective; ineffectual; inefficient; invertebrate; powerless; slack-spined; spineless; wan
3. deficient (adj.) deficient; insufficient; lacking; short; wanting
4. dickey (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; fluctuating; insecure; irresolute; rootless; shaky; tottery; undecided; unstable; unsteady; unsure; vacillating; wavering; wobbly
5. dilute (adj.) cut; dilute; diluted; thin; washy; watered-down; waterish; watery
6. feeble (adj.) decrepit; feeble; infirm; insubstantial; puny; sickly; unhealthy; unsound; unwell; weakly
7. flimsy (adj.) faint; flimsy; muted; poor; rickety; slender; slim; trifling; trivial; unsubstantial
8. fragile (adj.) breakable; dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; fragile; frail; slight
9. implausible (adj.) implausible; improbable; inconceivable; incredible; thick; unbelievable; unconceivable
10. languid (adj.) languid; listless; sluggish
11. simple (adj.) foolish; senseless; silly; simple; stupid; unintelligent
12. vague (adj.) illogical; inconclusive; lame; unconvincing; unsatisfactory; vague
Антонимический ряд:
adhesive; animated; athletic; brawny; cogent; compact; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; dynamic; efficient; energetic; forceful; hard; potent; powerful; robust; secure; strong; sturdy; vigorous

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  • Weak — (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[=i]kja to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weak — W2S3 [wi:k] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 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)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • weak — [ wik ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking energy ▸ 2 lacking power ▸ 3 easily persuaded ▸ 4 bad in quality ▸ 5 likely to break/fail ▸ 6 with a lot of water ▸ 7 lacking strength ▸ 8 in linguistics 1. ) part of your body that is weak is not as strong or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • weak — [wiːk] adjective FINANCE 1. if markets, investments, currencies etc are weak, their prices are falling: • The company reported a loss of C$16 million, mostly because of weak metals prices. • The weak dollar has ma …   Financial and business terms

  • weak — [wēk] adj. [ME waik < ON veikr, akin to OE wac, feeble (which the ON word replaced) < IE * weig , * weik (< base * wei , to bend) > WEEK, WICKER, L vicis, change] 1. a) lacking in strength of body or muscle; not physically strong b)… …   English World dictionary

  • weak — weak·en; weak·en·er; weak; weak·ish; weak·li·ness; weak·ness; elec·tro·weak; weak·ling; weak·ly; weak·head·ed·ly; weak·head·ed·ness; weak·heart·ed·ly; weak·heart·ed·ness; weak·ish·ly; weak·ish·ness; weak·kneed·ly; weak·kneed·ness; …   English syllables

  • weak — weak, feeble, frail, fragile, infirm, decrepit can mean not strong enough to bear, resist, or endure strain or pressure or to withstand difficulty, effort, or use. Weak is by far the widest in its range of application, being not only… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Weak — is a generic adjective pertaining to a general state of feebleness, a lack of strength, durability, or vigor. Contents 1 Music 2 Other 3 See also …   Wikipedia

  • weak — [adj1] not strong anemic, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, exhausted, faint, feeble, flaccid, flimsy, forceless, fragile, frail, hesitant, impuissant, infirm, insubstantial, irresolute, lackadaisical*, languid, languorous, limp …   New thesaurus

  • weak — c.1300, from O.N. veikr weak, cognate with O.E. wac weak, pliant, soft, from P.Gmc. *waikwaz yield, *wikanan bend (Cf. O.S. wek, Swed. vek, M.Du. weec, Du. week weak, soft, tender, O.H.G. weih …   Etymology dictionary

  • weak´en|er — weak|en «WEE kuhn», transitive verb. to make weak or weaker: »You can weaken tea by adding water. –v.i. 1. to grow or become weak or weaker. 2. to take a less firm attitude; give way: »We are almost to the top of the mountain; let s not weaken… …   Useful english dictionary


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