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anorexic

/an-uh-rek-sik/US // ˌæn əˈrɛk sɪk //

厌食症患者,厌食症,厌食症者,厌食者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who has or experiences anorexia or especially anorexia nervosa.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : relating to, resembling, or affected by anorexia.
    • : anorectic.

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Examples

  • Dangarembga rose to fame with her 1988 novel Nervous Conditions, which focused on a young girl and her anorexic cousin in 1960s Rhodesia.

  • Her triumphant, indie debut was, in fact, not a particularly joyful moment, but packed with anxiety and trauma “and the closest I ever got to being anorexic.”

  • One thing that seems to prevent pigs from becoming anorexic is keeping them warm.

  • The photo is part of a growing number of pro-anorexic and “thinspirational” images on sites like Pinterest, Tumblr, and Facebook.

  • Another high schooler tearfully confesses to being teased by her peers because they thought she was anorexic.

  • According to the doctor, the singer had difficulty eating and became intermittently anorexic.

  • Two months after anorexic model Isabelle Caro died, her mother committed suicide.