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软弱 — meaning in English

ruǎn ruò

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English meaning

  • halfhearted adj Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
  • hung adjective Suspended or attached from above.
  • limp verb To walk unevenly, favoring one leg because of an injury or pain.
  • mushy adj Soft and pulpy, like mush; overly soft in texture.
  • squishy adj Soft and giving easily when pressed.

Senses

软弱 is used for these senses in English:

  • halfhearted Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
  • hung (computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
  • limp Flaccid; flabby, resembling flesh.

halfhearted — full definition

  1. adj Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
  2. adj Lacking in heart or beneficence; ungenerous; unkind.

hung — full definition

  1. adjective Suspended or attached from above.
  2. adjective Describes a jury or legislature that cannot reach a decisive majority.
  3. adjective (of a computer) Frozen and not responding.

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