单词 | atrophy |
释义 | nounverbat·ro·phyBrE /ˈætrəfi/ NAmE /ˈætrəfi/ noun [U ](medical医学) the condition of losing flesh , muscle , strength , etc . in a part of the body because it does not have enough blood 萎缩◆ (figurative , formal ) The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge . 如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。at·ro·phyBrE /ˈætrəfi/ NAmE /ˈætrəfi/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they atrophy BrE /ˈætrəfi/ NAmE /ˈætrəfi/ present simple - he / she / it atrophies BrE /ˈætrəfiz/ NAmE /ˈætrəfiz/ past simple atrophied BrE /ˈætrəfid/ NAmE /ˈætrəfid/ past participle atrophied BrE /ˈætrəfid/ NAmE /ˈætrəfid/ -ing form atrophying BrE /ˈætrəfiɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈætrəfiɪŋ/ [I ]if a part of the body atrophies , it becomes weak because it is not used or because it does not have enough blood 萎缩;衰退◆ patients whose muscles have atrophied 肌萎缩症患者◆ (figurative ) Memory can atrophy through lack of use . 记忆力不常使用就会衰退。▸ at·ro·phied BrE /ˈætrəfid/ NAmE /ˈætrəfid/ adjective ◆ atrophied muscles 萎缩的肌肉◆ atrophied religious values 淡化的宗教价值观念 |
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