Children are more vulnerable to disease.
孩子更易生病。
In the following sentence, choose the word that is a synonym for “vulnerable”: During the storm, the old bridge was particularly vulnerable to damage from the high winds and rushing water.
C — defenseless. “vulnerable” means adj. easily hurt, exposed to harm
Without its hard shell, the soft crab is extremely ______ to predators.
B — vulnerable. “vulnerable” means adj. easily hurt, exposed to harm
vulnerable — adj. easily hurt, exposed to harm. In Chinese: 易受伤害的，脆弱的.
vulnerable is pronounced /ˈvʌlnərəbl/. It breaks into 4 syllables: vul · ner · a · ble.
Children are more vulnerable to disease. (孩子更易生病。)
exposed, weak — all close in meaning to vulnerable (adj. easily hurt, exposed to harm).
Yes. vulnerable appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
vulner (wound) + able (able)