fragile
US: /ˈfɹædʒəɫ/
UK: /fɹˈædʒaɪl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
fragile /'frædʤail/- tính từ
- dễ vỡ, dễ gây, dễ hỏng; mỏng mảnh, mỏng manh ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- fragile happiness: hạnh phúc mỏng manh
- yếu ớt, mảnh dẻ
- fragile health: sức khoẻ yếu ớt
- dễ vỡ, dễ gây, dễ hỏng; mỏng mảnh, mỏng manh ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 easily broken or damaged: fragile china / glass / bones + Be careful not to drop it; it's very fragile.
2 weak and uncertain; easily destroyed or spoilt: a fragile alliance / ceasefire / relationship + The economy remains extremely fragile. + In her job she was used to dealing with actors' fragile egos.
3 delicate and often beautiful: fragile beauty + The woman's fragile face broke into a smile.
4 not strong and likely to become ill: Her father is now 86 and in fragile health. + (BrE, spoken) I'm feeling a bit fragile after last night (= not well, perhaps because of drinking too much alcohol).
fragility noun [U]: the fragility of the human body + There was an air of fragility about him.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
frail, breakable, brittle, frangible, delicate, dainty, thin, light, slight, weak, feeble, infirm, decrepit; tenuous, shaky, flimsy, rickety, unsubstantial or insubstantial:
Because of her great age, her bones had become fragile. The argument in favour of acquittal is very fragile, indeed.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem | remain
ADV.
exceedingly, extremely, very | a little, rather | ecologically
the ecologically fragile mountain forests
Concise dictionary
'frædʒl /'frædʒaɪladj.
+easily broken or damaged or destroyed
+vulnerably delicate
+lacking solidity or strength and liable to break
