weak
/ˈwik/KK
變化形
weaker
weakest
1.
虛弱的；無力的
形容人或動物因生病、疲勞、年老或飢餓等原因，沒有足夠力氣。
用法：常接「feel」或「become」：feel weak「感到虛弱」、become weak「變得虛弱」。
The sick man was too weak to get out of bed without help.
那位生病的男子太虛弱了，沒有幫忙就無法下床。
After staying up late to study, I felt weak the next morning.
熬夜讀書後，我隔天早上覺得很虛弱。
2.
薄弱的；不強的；不擅長的
形容能力、表現、論點、制度或隊伍等不夠好、不夠有力，或不夠完善。
用法：表示「在某方面不擅長」時，常用「be weak in ＋ 科目／領域」；表示「某人的弱項」時，也常用「be weak at ＋ 活動」。
The idea was not good because the facts were weak.
這個想法不好，因為這些事實不夠有力。
I am weak in math, so I asked my classmate to explain the homework to me.
我數學比較弱，所以請同學向我解釋作業。
3.
淡的；不濃的
形容飲料、食物、氣味或藥物等味道、氣味或作用不夠濃烈。
用法：形容飲料時，weak 通常表示泡得太淡或濃度不足，不是指飲料放涼。
This coffee is too weak for me, so I put in more coffee.
這杯咖啡對我來說太淡了，所以我放了更多咖啡。
The doctor gave her different medicine because the first one was too weak, and she still hurt.
醫生給她不同的藥，因為第一種藥效果太弱，她還是會痛。
4.
微弱的；不牢靠的
形容連結、結構、材料、訊號或機會等不夠穩固、強韌或可靠。
用法：在「weak signal」中，weak 指訊號強度低；不必改用「bad」，因為 bad signal 較偏向訊號品質差或受干擾。
The internet is weak in my room, so my class keeps stopping.
我房間的網路很弱，所以我的課一直停下來。
The old chair has a weak leg and may break if someone sits on it.
那張舊椅子有一隻椅腳不牢，坐上去可能會斷掉。
5.
意志薄弱的；容易受影響的
形容人缺乏堅定的意志，容易屈服於誘惑、壓力或他人的影響。
用法：常見句型是「be weak when it comes to ＋ 名詞／動名詞」，表示在某件事上缺乏自制力。
I am weak when it comes to sweet drinks, so I try not to walk past that shop.
我很難抗拒甜飲料，所以我盡量不走過那家店。
He was too weak to say no when his friends invited him to play games all night.
朋友邀他整晚打電動時，他意志不夠堅定，沒能拒絕。
常見錯誤
The signal is very weakly here.
The signal is very weak here.
I feel very weakness after running.
I feel very weak after running.／I feel a lot of weakness after running.
The coffee is not strong, so it is no power.
The coffee is weak.
I am weak at math.
I am weak in math.
相關字詞
學習提示
・weak 的核心概念是「強度、力量、效力或品質不足」。翻譯要依語境調整為「虛弱、薄弱、淡、微弱、不牢靠」等。
・「a weak spot for ＋ 食物／事物」是常用說法，表示「特別無法抗拒……」；例如 have a weak spot for chocolate。
・描述人「意志薄弱」時，直接說 weak 可能帶批評意味。若只是輕鬆地說自己愛吃某樣東西，I have a weak spot for... 或 I am weak when it comes to... 較自然。