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emaciation

/ih-mey-shee-ey-shuhn, -see-/US // ɪˌmeɪ ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -si- //

憔悴,消瘦,瘦削,瘦身

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease.
    • : the process of emaciating.

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Examples

  • Indeed, the uphill trend is partially responsible for the emaciation of all-mountain skis.

  • The sign says that it produced “extreme emaciation and a slow, agonising death.”

  • Her face, notwithstanding its emaciation, reminded him of Latta, the wife of his friend and fellow-countryman Schmidt.

  • Its muscles were strangely contracted, the fingers thin to emaciation, the back of the hand closely puckered up.

  • Her face had grown thin to emaciation, and there were deep blue lines under her eyes.

  • The emaciation of his long form was plainly seen through the single scarlet blanket which covered it.

  • The arms and legs of the child showed a contraction and emaciation which could only result from illness.

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