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infirmity

/ɪnfɜːrməti/ /ɪnfɜːrmɪti/

Meanings
noun

衰弱，虚弱，老弱。

Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

Examples :

"Grandmother's infirmity made it difficult for her to walk to the market. "
奶奶年老体衰，身体虚弱，去市场买东西对她来说很困难。
age body medicine disease physiology condition human suffering

Related Words

Illustration defect

defect noun

/ˈdiːfɛkt/ /dɪˈfɛkt/

缺陷，瑕疵。

"a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment"

耳朵或眼睛的缺陷；木材或钢铁的瑕疵；记忆力或判断力的不足。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration ailment

ailment noun

/ˈeɪlmənt/

疾病， 小病。

"My grandmother's recent ailment required a visit to the doctor. "

我奶奶最近得的小病让她不得不去看医生。

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

Illustration persistent

persistent adjective

/pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/

坚持不懈， 固执.

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

她已经咳嗽好几周了，一直不见好，非常顽固。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration things

things noun

/θɪŋz/

东西，事物，物件

""I need to buy a few things at the grocery store, like milk and bread." "

我需要去超市买一些东西，比如牛奶和面包。

Illustration complaining

complaining verb

/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/

抱怨，埋怨。

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

乔总是抱怨他的邻居制造的噪音。

Illustration market

market noun

/ˈmɑːkɪt/ /ˈmɑɹkɪt/

市场，集市

"The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh."

对于任何封建时代的自治市镇来说，拥有举办每周集市的特权都无比珍贵。

Illustration weakness

weakness noun

/ˈwiːk.nəs/

弱点，虚弱。

"In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis."

在少数马匹中，肌肉无力可能会发展成瘫痪。

Illustration frailty

frailty noun

/ˈfreɪlti/

脆弱，虚弱，意志薄弱。

"The old man's frailty made it difficult for him to walk to the grocery store. "

这位老人的身体虚弱，让他很难走到杂货店去。

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。