剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - vulnerable collapse

vulnerable
[UK]/'vʌl.nər.ə.bl/ [UK]/'vʌn.rə-/ [US]/'vʌl.nɚ.ə-/
adjective
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* able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced or attacked
易受伤的；易受影响（或攻击）的；脆弱的

1. I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.
一丝不挂地站在那里，我感觉自己非常脆弱，不堪一击。

2. It is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable.
政府最易受人诟病的是经济政策。

3. Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.
游客更容易受到攻击，因为他们不知道城里哪些地方不该去。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - vulnerable collapse

vulnerable ★★★☆☆
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词脆弱的;易受伤害的 Someone who is vulnerable is weak and without protection, with the result that they are easily hurt physically or emotionally.

  • Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.

    老年人是社会中尤为明显的弱势群体。

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  • David accepts his own vulnerability.

    戴维承认了自己的脆弱。

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词易感染（某种疾病）的；易患病的 If a person, animal, or plant is vulnerable to a disease, they are more likely to get it than other people, animals, or plants.

【搭配模式】：usu v-link ADJ to n

  • People with high blood pressure are especially vulnerable to diabetes...

    有高血压的人尤其易患糖尿病。

  • Plants that are growing vigorously are less likely to be vulnerable to disease.

    生命力强的植物不容易得病。

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  • Taking long-term courses of certain medicines may increase vulnerability to infection.

    长期服用某类药品可能会增加感染的可能性。

3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词易受伤害的;易受影响的 Something that is vulnerable can be easily harmed or affected by something bad.

【搭配模式】：oft ADJ to n

  • Their tanks would be vulnerable to attack from the air...

    他们的坦克易受到空袭。

  • ...a table showing which cars are most vulnerable to theft...

    易被盗车辆一览表

  • Goodyear could be vulnerable in a prolonged economic slump.

    经济长期疲软可能会对固特异公司造成影响。

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  • ...anxieties about the country's vulnerability to invasion.

    对于国家易受侵犯的焦虑

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - vulnerable collapse

vulnerable
vul·ner·able / 5vQlnErEbl / adjective    ~ (to sb / sth) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally
   (身体上或感情上)脆弱的,易受…伤害的:
   to be vulnerable to attack
   易受攻击
   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。
• vul·ner·abil·ity / 7vQlnErE5bilEti / noun [U] ~ (of sb / sth) (to sth):
   financial vulnerability
   在财政上易受打击
   the vulnerability of newborn babies to disease
   新生婴儿容易患病
• vul·ner·ably / -Ebli / adv.

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - vulnerable collapse

vulnerable adj.

• VERBS be, prove | appear, feel, look, seem You must try not to appear ~. | become | remain | leave sb/sth, make sb/sth, render sb/sth The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body ~ to infections.

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. She is very sensitive and rather ~. | acutely, especially, highly, particularly | completely, totally | increasingly | potentially | peculiarly, uniquely Hippos are uniquely ~ to drought. | oddly (esp. AmE), strangely (esp. BrE) He smiled, making her suddenly feel oddly ~. | economically, politically The company is in an economically ~ position. | emotionally, psychologically

• PREPOSITION to These offices are highly ~ to terrorist attack.

Vulnerable is used with these nouns: economy, patient, people, personality, position, situation, spot, stage, target

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - vulnerable collapse

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。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - vulnerable collapse

vulnerable

adjective
1 they evacuated children from the most vulnerable cities | a scared and vulnerable little girl
IN DANGER , in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded; open to attack, attackable, assailable, pregnable, exposed, wide open; undefended, unshielded, unfortified, unarmed, without arms, without weapons, defenceless, easily hurt/wounded/damaged, powerless, impotent, helpless, weak, frail, feeble; sensitive, thin-skinned; rare impuissant, resistless.
-opposite(s): WELL PROTECTED, INVULNERABLE, RESILIENT.

2 he is extremely sensible and less vulnerable to criticism than most
EXPOSED TO , open to, wide open to, liable to, prone to, prey to, susceptible to, subject to, not above, in danger of, at risk of, at the mercy of, an easy target for, easily affected by; in the firing line; rare susceptive of.
-opposite(s): IMMUNE TO, ABOVE.

词源记忆 - vulnerable collapse

vulnerable 脆弱的
来自拉丁语vulnus, 伤口，来自PIE→*wele, 拔，击打，词源同wool, vulture。引申词义有伤口的，脆弱的。