etiolate
vt.使变青白,使变苍白
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etiolate
/'i:tɪəʊleɪt; `itɪə,let/
v [Tn]
1 (botany 植) make (a plant) pale through lack of light 使(植物)因缺乏日光而变白
*an etiolated seedling 发黄的幼苗.
2 (fml 文) cause (sb) to become pale and weak 使(某人)苍白衰弱
*an etiolated adolescent 面黄肌瘦的少年
* (fig 比喻) an etiolated society 颓废的社会.