Pinyin: ruò English Definition: weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than Chinese Definition: ①力气小,势力小,与“强”相对:弱小。柔弱。脆弱。薄弱。弱不禁风。柔心弱骨(形容人心地温柔,性格和顺)。 ②年纪小:弱冠(泛指男子二十岁左右的年纪)。 ③不够,差点儿,与“强”相对:三分之一弱。 ④差,不[例]弱于。弱点。 ⑤丧失(指人死):又弱了一个。 Antonyms:强
In the previous installment, we saw how weak references can provide an application with an alternate means of reaching an object while it is used by the program, but without prolonging its lifetime.