weak
US /wik/
adjective Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung
Definition
wanting in physical strength
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Weak demand caused the company's profits to fall last quarter.
Word Family
Synonyms
- fragileeasily broken or damaged or destroyed
- feeblepathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- vulnerablesusceptible to attack
Collocations
- Easy weak coffeedescribing weak coffee (wanting in physical strength)
- Medium weak market demanddescribing weak market demand (wanting in physical strength)
- Hard vulnerable to a weak currency valuationdescribing vulnerable to a weak currency valuation (susceptible to attack)
- Very Hard prey on the weak and defenselessto prey on the weak and defenseless, meaning to profit from in an exploitatory manner
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