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.
Today Native Americans express their anger over this business deal.
今天,美国的土著人对这桩买卖仍然愤愤不平。
But they would not listen to him. When they came to the river, a white man was waiting in the boat for them.
但是他们不听,当他们来到江边时,一个白人正在船上等着他们。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.