ulnerable
adj
~ (to sth/sb)
1 that can be hurt, wounded or injured 能受伤害的
Young birds are very vulnerable to predators. 幼小的鸟易受食肉动物伤害.
Cyclists are more vulnerable than motorists. 骑自行车的人比开汽车的人容易受伤.
(fig 比喻) His wife's death left him feeling vulnerable and depressed. 他妻子去世後他感到六神无主十分消沉.
2 (fig 比喻) exposed to danger or attack; unprotected 暴露於危险面前的; 易受攻击的; 无防御的
vulnerable to abuse, blackmail, criticism 易受凌辱、 敲诈、 批评
a vulnerable point in NATO's defences 北大西洋公约组织防御中的薄弱之处
The election defeat puts the party leader in a vulnerable position. 该党落选後其领导人的地位岌岌可危.
If one law is changed, then people will later want to change other laws.
要是变更了一条法律,那么人们还会要变更别的法律的。
As quickly as they could, the men ran to th steps and up into the open, many of them with their clothes on fire.
工人们尽快朝楼梯跑去,爬上楼梯跑出舱外,其中好多人衣服已经着火了。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.