へなへな

へなへな
¶~の表紙
a thin and fragile [weak] cover 薄くて破れやすい表紙
¶いすに~と座り込む
sink down helplessly into [on to] a chair いすに力なく腰を下ろす.
bending
loss of strength
* * *
へなへな
¶~の表紙
a thin and fragile [weak] cover 薄くて破れやすい表紙
¶いすに~と座り込む
sink down helplessly into [on to] a chair いすに力なく腰を下ろす.
* * *
へなへな

●へなへなの板 a flimsy board

・へなへなした男 a spineless man; a weakling.

●へなへなと倒れてしまった. His legs failed him [turned to jelly (beneath him)] and he fell.

・事故の知らせを聞くと, 彼女はへなへなと夫の腕に倒れ込んだ. Hearing the news of the accident, she crumpled [sank, collapsed weakly] into her husband's arms.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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