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vulnerable

🇬🇧/ˈvʌlnərəbl/ 🇺🇸/ˈvʌlnərəb(ə)l/📚 2974 3六级考研托福雅思
Someone who is vulnerable is weak and without protection, with the result that they are easily hurt physically or emotionally. 易受伤害的

adjective [原级]（身体或精神）脆弱的，易受伤的；（事物、人或地方）易受攻击的，易受伤害的；易患病的；（桥牌）有局方的，有身价的

Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.
老人是我们社会中特别容易受到伤害的成员。

vulnerable

“ -able” ⌜ 能够...的 - capable of being ~ ⌟
vulnerable 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
Lesson 37 The process of ageing vulnerable 形容词: 脆弱
vuln(伤害) + er + able → 易受伤的
vulnerable

adj. 有弱点的；易受伤害的；易受攻击的，易受 … 的攻击

单词造句:
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Their tanks would be vulnerable to attack from the air. 他们的坦克将易受空袭。
...anxieties about the country's vulnerability to invasion. …对国家易受侵略的忧虑。
She was left feeling exposed and vulnerable. 她感到自己孤立无助，非常脆弱。
Those most vulnerable to heat stress are the elderly. 上了年纪的人最容易因受热而生病。
David accepts his own vulnerability. 戴维承认自己的脆弱。
People with high blood pressure are especially vulnerable to diabetes. 血压高的人尤其容易患糖尿病。
Taking long-term courses of certain medicines may increase vulnerability to infection. 长期服用某些药物可能会增加受感染的几率。

与“vulnerable”相关联的词汇

复合词vulnerably/ˈvʌlnərəbli/n.脆弱的
复合词vulnerability/ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/n. 弱点；易损性

vulnerable的重要知识点

vulnerable adj. weak or easy to hurt physically or mentally 脆弱的，易受伤害的

  • We should help the vulnerable groups in society.
  • Young birds are vulnerable to predators.
  • The wound is vulnerable to infection.
be vulnerable to sb. / sth. 易受...影响；脆弱；易患（病）Older people are more vulnerable to the flu than younger adults. 老年人比年轻人更容易患流感。

听力题

Many pesticides that farmers applied to their crops are eventually washed away by the rain and end up in ponds or other bodies of water where amphibians live. Amphibians are especially vulnerable to pesticides dissolved in the water because of their moist skins. Water can pass through an amphibian’s skin allowing toxins dissolved in the water to enter the amphibian’s body.

Q: According to the speaker, why do pesticides pose a threat to amphibians?

  1. Pesticides can cause an amphibian's skin to dry out.
  2. Pesticides kill the insects that amphibians depend on for food.
  3. Dissolved pesticides can easily enter amphibian's bodies.
  4. Amphibians may eat plants that have been treated with pesticides.
be susceptible to sth. 易受...影响的；过敏的；易患...的
  • Children are particularly susceptible to the disease.
  • Some officials are susceptible to corruption.
  • Some plants are very susceptible to frost damage during the winter. 有些植物在冬天非常容易受到霜冻的侵害。

paper tiger 纸老虎

  • US imperialism is a paper tiger.
  • All reactionaries are paper tigers.

Achilles' heel 致命弱点(阿珂琉斯之踵)

Achilles: the hero of Homer’s Iliad, the son of Peleus and Thetis, the slayer of Hector John’s Achilles heel is his vanity.
  • Official corruption remains the government’s Achilles' heel.
  • But it also exposed an Achilles' heel. 但这也带来了一个致命弱点。 
  • These are IMs and emails for me, but we all have our Achilles' heel. 每个人都有弱点，对我来说是即时通信工具和邮件。