shortcoming/defect/weakness.导航词义：缺点

1. shortcoming:n. 缺点，短处.指某人或某事物所存在的不足或缺陷，通常用复数。

They were aware of the severe shortcomings in their tactics.

他们意识到他们的策略存在着严重的不足。

We began to realize the shortcomings of the local government system.

我们开始认识到当地政府体制中的弊病。

If it were not for this shortcoming, he would be a fairly good coach.

要不是有这一缺点，他可能会是一个相当好的教练。

2. defect:n. 缺陷，毛病.指人体器官、性格方面的缺陷，或事物易于被察觉的缺陷。

The little girl was born with a sight defect.

这个小姑娘先天视力有缺陷。

We know that it is a defect in his character.

我们知道这是他性格上的缺点。

Despite all its defects the movie has a real charm.

尽管有许多不足之处，这部影片仍颇具魅力。

3. weakness:n. 弱点，缺点.指人性格、品行方面的缺点，或体制、组织、设计等方面的缺陷。

Tom succeeded in his efforts to overcome his fatal weakness.

汤姆努力克服了自己致命的弱点。

Drinking is his weakness.

他的缺点是爱喝酒。

Don't you see the weakness of his design?

你没看出他的设计的缺陷吗?

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1·His only weakness is his temperament.

他惟一的弱点是他的脾气。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·If she has any weakness, it is her Italian.

如果要说她有什么缺点，那就是她的意大利语不大行。《牛津词典》

3·She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.

她被虚弱、疲劳和眩晕折磨。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·The newspapers were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other countries.

报纸上充斥着对别国弱点的道义上的不满。《牛津词典》

5·The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.

这篇文章声言，市场的崩溃是美元疲软造成的。《牛津词典》

6·Its effects on the nervous system include weakness, paralysis, and tingling in the hands and feet.

它对神经系统的影响包括虚弱、麻痹和手脚的略微刺痛感。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·You should know your weakness.

你应清楚自己的弱点。《新英汉大辞典》

8·We should know our strength and weakness.

我们应该知道自己的优点和缺点。

9·Sickness is not weakness. We must fight back!

生病不是虚弱，我们要还击病魔！

10·He is consciously trying to overcome his weakness.

他有意识地在克服自己的缺点。《新英汉大辞典》

弱点

1·His only weakness is his temperament.

他惟一的弱点是他的脾气。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·The newspapers were full of moral outrage at the weakness of other countries.

报纸上充斥着对别国弱点的道义上的不满。《牛津词典》

3·You should know your weakness.

你应清楚自己的弱点。《新英汉大辞典》

4·The young deer lost his life because he didn't know his strength and weakness.

小鹿失去了生命，因为他不知道自己的力量和弱点。

5·Species interdependence in nature confers many benefits on the species involved, but it can also become a point of weakness when one species involved in the relationship is affected by a catastrophe.

在自然界中，物种的相互依赖给相关物种带来了许多好处，但当其中一个物种受到灾难的影响时，这种依赖也可能成为一个弱点。

软弱

1·If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness.

如果握手不够有力，将会是软弱或不友好的表现。

2·These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness.

那些觉得道歉是软弱的表现的人，会做出虚伪的道歉。

3·They were all ashamed of their weakness, and none was brave enough to speak his thought.

他们都为自己的软弱感到羞愧，但没有一个人有足够的勇气说出他的想法。

4·To start with, people should know that seeking help is a normal need instead of a sign of weakness.

首先，人们应该清楚知道寻求帮助是一种正常的需求，而不是软弱的表现。

5·In such a context, what is recognized as dependency in Western psychiatric terms is not, in Korean terms, an admission of weakness or failure.

在这样的背景下，在西方精神病学术语中被认为是“依赖”的东西，在韩国术语中，并不是承认软弱或失败。

缺点

1·If she has any weakness, it is her Italian.

如果要说她有什么缺点，那就是她的意大利语不大行。《牛津词典》

2·We should know our strength and weakness.

我们应该知道自己的优点和缺点。

3·He is consciously trying to overcome his weakness.

他有意识地在克服自己的缺点。《新英汉大辞典》

4·Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness.

开始训练你的大脑，让它先看到优点，再看到缺点。

5·To make members of a team perform better, the trainer, first of all, has to know their strength and weakness.

为了使队员们表现得更好，教练首先得了解他们的优点和缺点。

虚弱

1·She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.

她被虚弱、疲劳和眩晕折磨。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Its effects on the nervous system include weakness, paralysis, and tingling in the hands and feet.

它对神经系统的影响包括虚弱、麻痹和手脚的略微刺痛感。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·Sickness is not weakness. We must fight back!

生病不是虚弱，我们要还击病魔！

4·Either from pain or weakness, he fell to the floor in a dead faint.

他昏倒在了地上，要么是因为疼痛，要么是因为虚弱。

5·Flu-like symptoms develop, e.g. diarrhea, nausea, fever, confusion, dizziness, weakness, and generally feeling bad.

出现类似流感的症状，例如腹泻、恶心、发烧、头晕，虚弱，同时自我感觉很不好。

薄弱

1·A recurring criticism of the UK's university sector is its perceived weakness in translating new knowledge into new products and services.

英国大学经常在将新知识转化为新产品和新服务的薄弱方面受到批评。

2·The report on immunization cites the weakness of health systems in many countries as a fundamental obstacle to progress.

关于免疫的报告提到许多国家中薄弱的卫生系统是阻碍进步的根本性障碍。

3·If coverage is the new law's strong point, cost control is its weakness.

如果说覆盖面是此次新法案的战略据点，那么成本控制则是其薄弱环节。

4·It's vital that Marfan's be diagnosed as soon as possible, as the condition is commonly associated with weakness of the wall of the aorta.

马凡氏综合症要尽早发现，这至关重要，因为该病通常与主动脉的血管壁薄弱有关。

5·Google is also trying to get to grips with areas of weakness, such as social networking.

谷歌也一直试图应对其薄弱领域，如社交网络。

弱势

1·It made me feel patronized, in a position of weakness.

这让我感到受惠于人，处于弱势。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·His most visible weakness is a wooden manner in public, painfully on display in his speeches after the crash.

他最大的可见的弱势是他在公开场合笨拙的表现，在空难后他发表的演说悲痛异常。

3·A decision was made early on to use only open-source software, but computer-assisted design (CAD) tools are still the biggest weakness in open-source, says Merz.

早先项目组决定仅仅只使用开源软件，但是”计算机辅助设计软件工具仍然是开源领域的最大弱势所在“梅尔兹说道。

4·These are your least strong strengths - I hesitate to say weaknesses because the survey isn't concerned with rooting out weakness, it's solely concerned with strengths.

这些是你强度最弱的几个优势-我不说弱点是因为这个测试并不是为了发现弱势，它仅仅和优势相关。

5·So long as reserves do not come under pressure as a result of rouble weakness, there would be scope for emergency spending.

只要储备金不是因卢布弱势而承受压力，那么总有提供紧急支出的余地。

嗜好

1·OK, I'll confess a weakness.

好的，我先承认一个嗜好。

2·Luxurious facilities are a particular weakness.

豪华设施是一种特别的嗜好。

3·Oh, well, maybe I have a weakness for older men.

哦，好吧，也许是我对老男人有嗜好。

4·Food is my one weakness.

美食是我的嗜好之一。

弱质性

1·Furthermore, the weakness of forestry is the actual foundation of the support for it.

林业的弱质性是林业扶持的现实依据。

2·However, the weakness of agricultural leads market failure to appear, commercial finance supply to be deficient and lots of capital to keep away from the agricultural.

但是农业的弱质性却导致市场失灵，商业性金融供给不足，大量资本外流或远离农业。

漏洞

1·There exist security problems due to the openness of computer system and the weakness of computer itself, which leads to many computer crimes.

由于计算机系统的开放性以及计算机本身安全的脆弱性，导致了计算机安全方面出现许多漏洞，引发了许多计算机犯罪的问题。

2·To optimize performance, you can have your code perform fewer stack walks; however, you must be sure that you do not expose a security weakness whenever you do this.

若要使执行效能最佳化，您可以让您的程序码执行较少的堆叠查核行程，然而，您必须确定并没有泄露任何安全漏洞。

(1)structural weakness组织弱化