ulnerable
adj
~ (to sth/sb)
1 that can be hurt, wounded or injured 能受伤害的
Young birds are very vulnerable to predators. 幼小的鸟易受食肉动物伤害.
Cyclists are more vulnerable than motorists. 骑自行车的人比开汽车的人容易受伤.
(fig 比喻) His wife's death left him feeling vulnerable and depressed. 他妻子去世後他感到六神无主十分消沉.
2 (fig 比喻) exposed to danger or attack; unprotected 暴露於危险面前的; 易受攻击的; 无防御的
vulnerable to abuse, blackmail, criticism 易受凌辱、 敲诈、 批评
a vulnerable point in NATO's defences 北大西洋公约组织防御中的薄弱之处
The election defeat puts the party leader in a vulnerable position. 该党落选後其领导人的地位岌岌可危.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
Haley jumped up and cried, That was my ancestor.
哈利跳起来叫道,“那就是我的祖先。”
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.