n.软弱；弱点；嗜好

Don't take his patience as a sign of weakness. 别把他的耐心看作软弱的表示。

She thoroughly despised him for his weakness. 她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。

Forehand return is my greatest weakness. 正手回球是我最大的弱点。

There is an inherent weakness in the design. 这设计本身存在弱点。

Women have a weakness for shopping. 女士都有爱逛街的嗜好。

His weakness for cigarettes is detrimental to his health. 他抽烟的嗜好对他的身体有害。

weakness的基本意思是“弱,软弱,虚弱,薄弱”,指某人的身体状况不佳或指某事不够完善的一面,也可指某人或某事的缺陷,即“弱点,缺点”。weakness引申可指“偏好,嗜好”“宠爱的人或东西”等。weakness作“虚弱,软弱”解时是不可数名词,作具体的“弱点,缺点”或“嗜好,偏好”解时是可数名词。

weakness作“偏好,嗜好”解时,常用于have a weakness for短语中。