Weak men wait for opportunity, but the strong men make it.
弱者等待时机,强者创造时机。
——居里夫人(Marie Curie)
【相关单词短语讲解】
【1】weak 英 [wik] 美 [wik] adj.
weak看似是一个很简单的单词,其实它的用法挺多的,今天来看看一些比较常用的~
(1)(身体)虚弱的;无力的:not physically strong
She is still weak after her illness.
她病后仍然虚弱。
(2)不牢固的;易损坏的;易破的:that cannot support a lot of weight; likely to break
That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.
那座桥不太牢固,承受不住过多的车辆。
(3)易受影响的;懦弱的;软弱无力的:easy to influence; not having much power
a weak and cowardly[kadli] man 一个懦弱胆怯的男子
a weak leader 软弱的领导人
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded被说服) I said she could borrow the car.
我一时心软,同意她借用汽车。
(4)穷 / 病人: poor/sick people
the weak[pl.(复数)] 穷人;病人;弱者:people who are poor, sick or without power
He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil.
他认为自己毕生的使命就是保护弱者不受邪恶势力的欺凌。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
【拓展】第(4)点涉及到定冠词"the"的用法:
用于某些形容词前使之名词化,表示一类人(如上文提到的"the weak")、一类事物或抽象概念,再举个例:
The new is sure to take place of the old.
新生事物必定会取代旧事物。
(5)(货币currency;经济economy)疲软的;萧条的:not financially strong or successful
a weak currency 疲软的货币
The economy is very weak.
经济十分萧条。
(6)~ (in sth) 不善于;不擅长;(能力)弱的:not good at sth
a weak team 弱队
I was always weak in the science subjects.
我总是学不好理科。
(7)不能令人信服的;不能说服人的;欠缺说服力:that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by;not convincing
weak arguments 无说服力的论据
I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak.
我喜欢这部电影,但是觉得结尾很牵强。
(8)微弱的;隐约的;难以看见 / 听到的:not easily seen or heard;hard to see/hear
a weak light/signal/sound 微弱的光线 / 信号 / 声音
(9)淡漠的;无活力的;无生气的;缺乏热情的:done without enthusiasm or energy
a weak smile 淡淡的微笑
He made a weak attempt to look cheerful.
他有气无力地摆出高兴的样子。
(10)(液体 liquid)稀的;稀薄的;稀释的:a weak liquid contains a lot of water
weak tea 淡茶
【2】wait for 等待;注意
They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions
他们等待团体作决定而不是各自作出决定。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Ready, aim, wait for it! Fire!
准备,瞄准目标,注意!开火!
【3】make it(经历艰难困苦后)成功
We live in a world in which only the strongest can make it to the top.
我们生活在这样一个世界里——只有最强的人才能爬得最高。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
顺便来复习下【每日一句英语 Day74:Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.有些人想成功,有些人渴望成功,有些人努力实现成功。——迈克尔 · 乔丹(Michael Jordan)】出现的"make it happen" :使它发生——实现——梦想成真
I won"t make it happen again.
我不会让这样的事情再发生的。
Above all, if you have a dream, together we can make it happen.
最首要的,如果你有梦想,我们将与你一起将它实现。