infirm

英 [ɪnˈfɜːm]

美 [ɪnˈfɜːrm]

adj.  (长期)病弱的; 年老体弱的; 病弱的人; 体弱的人

GRETEM8医学

BNC.19029 / COCA.22223

牛津词典

adj.

• （长期）病弱的；年老体弱的
  ill/sick and weak, especially over a long period or as a result of being old
• 病弱的人；体弱的人
  people who are weak and ill/sick for a long period
  1. care for the elderly and infirm
     对年老体弱者的照顾

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (常指因年迈而)体弱的,虚弱的
  A person who isinfirmis weak or ill, and usually old.
  1. ...her aging, infirm husband.
     她年迈体弱的丈夫
  2. The infirmare people who are infirm.
     年迈体弱者
  3. We are here to protect and assist the weak and infirm.
     我们来这里保护、帮助年迈体弱者。

英英释义

adj

• lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
  1. infirm of purpos
• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  1. a feeble old woman
  2. her body looked sapless
  Synonym:decrepitdebilefeeblericketysaplessweakweakly

双语例句

• The needs of the old and infirm.
  年老体弱者的需要。
• I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
  我将铭记我作为社区中的一员，对我身边人们以及那些弱者的身心健康负有特别义务。
• The third is the patient's physical differences, such as young and old, infirm and pregnant women easily poisoning, allergies allergic reaction occurs.
  第三是病人的体质差异，例如老幼体弱者和孕妇容易中毒，过敏体质的人则会发生过敏反应。
• Mentally or physically infirm with age.
  随着年龄而在心理或生理上衰弱的。
• I plan to settle there when I'm elderly and infirm.
  我老了以后就到那里定居。
• We should take good care of the old, the infirm, but ill, the very young
  我们应该照顾好老年人、体弱者、病人和幼儿
• Peter is so infirm of purpose that it is useless to ask him for advice.
  彼得这人优柔寡断，向他征求意见是徒劳无用的。
• They give their energy, their skill, and their commitment to working with the sick, the infirm, and the elderly.
  他们奉献自己的精力、技能，并且承诺致力于患者、弱者和老年人。
• Meanwhile, many older inhabitants are getting infirm and lonely.
  同时，许多年岁较大的居民开始变得体弱而孤独。
• Enema for constipation in children and the treatment of the elderly and infirm.
  开塞露用于小儿及年老体弱者便秘的治疗。