emaciated

emaciated

　　美 [ɪ'meʃɪ'etɪd]

adj. 瘦弱的；憔悴的
　　v. 憔悴；消瘦下去（emaciate的過去分詞）

中文詞源：

emaciated 消瘦的

e-, 向外。-mac, 瘦，瘦長，詞源同macro-, 大，細，宏觀，見macrocosm.

例句：

1. Emaciated indicates a serious condition resulting from starvation.
emaciated指因饑餓造成的嚴重狀況.

2. Emaciated, wild eyed rats darted about fitfully in a small cage.
一些瘦瘠 、 狂暴的老鼠在一個小籠子裡一陣陣地躥跳碰撞不止.

3. The animals had lost weight noticeably, becoming lean, almost emaciated.
那些動物體重明顯下降, 瘦多瞭, 簡直是憔悴不堪.

4. One might almost say emaciated.
簡直可以說是很憔悴.

5. He was emaciated by long illness.
他由於長期生病而瘦弱.