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menopause

美音:[´menə´paus ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.[生理]绝经期,更年期,活动终止期

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形容词:menopausal

menopause


/'menəpɔ:z; `mɛnə,pɔz/
n the menopause[sing] time when a woman ceases to menstruate, usu around the age of
50 经绝期(女性更年期, 通常在50岁左右)
*reach the menopause 到达更年期.

menopause


n [singular, U]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: meno- 'menstruation' (from Greek men 'month') + Greek pausis ( PAUSE2)]
the time when a woman stops menstruatting, which usually happens around the age of 50
male menopause
 After the menopause a woman cannot bear a child.
>menopausal [,menə'pɔːzəl (US) -'pɔː-/