the fact or state of not being strong or powerful

Any change of policy will be interpreted as a sign of weakness. 政策上的任何改变都会被当作是软弱的表现。

a particular part or quality of someone or something that is not good or effective

There are definite weaknesses in their security arrangements. 他们在安全部署上肯定有漏洞。

His main weakness as a manager is his inability to delegate. 作为经理，他的主要弱点在于不知道如何把工作分配给下属。

The later novels show none of the weaknesses of his earlier work. 后来的小说全无他早期作品中的那些缺点。

a strong liking, usually for something that might have unpleasant or unwanted effects

My diet would be fine if only I didn't have a weakness for cookies. 要不是我对甜食过于偏好，我的日常饮食将是比较健康的。