weakness
gb/wˈiknəs/ us/wˈiknəs/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 3000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
state
1
Lack of physical strength
When someone or something is not strong and has little power or energy.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] has weakness in [a body part]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'weakness' with 'disease', but 'weakness' is a symptom, not an illness itself.
คำพ้องความหมาย
frailty (Often used for physical weakness due to age or illness.)
คำตรงข้าม
strength (Refers to the physical power or force that is lacking in weakness.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
physical weakness
|muscle weakness
|general weakness
|feeling of weakness
หัวข้อ
health
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- After the flu, she still felt a lingering weakness in her legs.
- The patient showed signs of muscle weakness after the surgery.
- Climbing the stairs was difficult because of his general weakness.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I feel weakness in my arms.
- She has muscle weakness after being sick.
- He could not walk because of weakness.
คำนาม
B1
property
2
Fault in character or ability
A bad point in a person’s character or skills.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone]'s weakness is [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'weakness' here with physical weakness, but this meaning is about personality or abilities.
คำพ้องความหมาย
flaw (A more general term for an imperfection; not limited to strength or ability.)
คำตรงข้าม
strength (Refers to a positive quality or skill instead of a fault.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
personal weakness
|character weakness
|admit a weakness
หัวข้อ
emotions
|self-improvement
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Her main weakness is that she trusts people too easily.
- The interviewers asked him about his strengths and weaknesses.
- Impatience is one of his biggest weaknesses.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My weakness is that I talk too much.
- Her weakness is that she gets angry quickly.
- He knows his weakness and wants to change it.
คำนาม
B1
entity
3
Strong liking for something irresistible
Something you like very much and find hard to stop yourself from having.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] has a weakness for [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes think this means being physically weak, but it's about liking something too much.
คำพ้องความหมาย
craving (Implies a strong desire, often for food or drink.)
คำตรงข้าม
dislike (The opposite of having a liking for something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
weakness for chocolate
|weakness for sweets
|have a weakness for
หัวข้อ
emotions
|daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I have a weakness for dark chocolate.
- Her weakness for designer shoes often gets her into debt.
- He admits he has a weakness for gambling.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have a weakness for ice cream.
- She has a weakness for cakes.
- He has a weakness for old movies.
คำนาม
B2
entity
4
Vulnerable point in system or plan
A part of something that can easily be hurt or cause problems because it is not strong.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] has a weakness in [area/aspect]
คำพ้องความหมาย
vulnerability (Often used in technical or security contexts to mean an exposed point of risk.)
คำตรงข้าม
strength (A strong point that supports the success of something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
security weakness
|structural weakness
|weakness in the plan
หัวข้อ
business
|security
|technology
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The software has a security weakness that hackers could exploit.
- There is a design weakness in the bridge structure.
- The plan's main weakness is its high cost.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The wall has a big weakness.
- There is a weakness in the system.
- The team found a weakness in the rules.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
weakness
IPA
GB/wˈiknəs/
US/wˈiknəs/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
weak - ness (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (weak)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: weakness
- Plural: weakness, weaknesses
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
have a weakness for
1/hˈæv ə wˈiknəs fɚ/
fixed phrase
To strongly like something irresistible
To like something very much and find it hard to resist.
ตัวอย่าง
- I have a weakness for Italian desserts.
- She has a weakness for romantic comedies.
one's Achilles' heel
1/wˈʌnz əkˈɪliz hˈil/
idiom
A specific fault or vulnerability
A small but important weakness that can cause someone to fail.
ตัวอย่าง
- His inability to delegate work is his Achilles' heel.
- For many students, time management is their Achilles' heel.
point of weakness
1/pˈɔɪnt əv wˈiknəs/
fixed phrase
Specific area lacking strength
A part or aspect that is not strong and may cause problems.
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to identify any point of weakness in our security system.
- Her argument had only one point of weakness.