vul‧ne‧ra‧ble W3 / vʌln ə rəb ə l / 形容词

1 someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt 反义词 invulnerable :

He took advantage of me when I was at my most vulnerable.

We work mainly with the elderly and other vulnerable groups.

be vulnerable to something

Children are most vulnerable to abuse within their own home.

2 a place, thing, or idea that is vulnerable is easy to attack or criticize 反义词 invulnerable

vulnerable to

The fort was vulnerable to attack from the north.

Their theories were badly thought out and very vulnerable to ridicule.

— vulnerably 副词

— vulnerability / vʌln ə rəbɪləti, vʌln ə rəbɪlɪti / 名词 [不可数名词]