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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fee·ble /ˈfibəl/
 (a.)微弱的,衰弱的,無效的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fee·ble a. [Compar. Feebler superl. Feeblest ]
 1. Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
    Carried all the feeble of them upon asses.   --2 Chron. xxviii. 15.
 2. Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. “A lady's feeble voice.”

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fee·ble, v. t. To make feble; to enfeeble. [Obs.]
    Shall that victorious hand be feebled here?   --Shak.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 feeble
      adj 1: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble
             excuse"; "a lame argument" [syn: lame]
      2: lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise";
         "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
         [syn: faint]
      3: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman";
         "her body looked sapless" [syn: decrepit, debile, infirm,
          sapless, weak, weakly]
      4: lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy
         and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: nerveless]