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debilitate

vt.使衰弱,使虚弱

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debilitate为短语/超纲词汇

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形容词:debilitative 名词:debilitation 动词过去式:debilitated 过去分词:debilitated 现在分词:debilitating 第三人称单数:debilitates

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debilitate


/dɪ'bɪlɪteɪt; dɪ`bɪlə,tet/
v [Tn] make (a person or his body) very weak 使(人或人的身体)非常虚弱
*a debilitating illness, climate 使人虚弱的疾病、气候
* She has been debilitated by dysentery. 她让痢疾搞得身体非常虚弱.
* (fig 比喻) Huge debts are debilitating their economy. 沉重的债务大大削弱了他们的经济.

debilitate


v [T]formal
to make someone ill and weak
to make an organization or system less effective or powerful
 Progress has been debilitated by a refusal to share ideas.
>debilitatingadj
 a debilitating disease