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geriatric

/jer-ee-a-trik, jeer-/US // ˌdʒɛr iˈæ trɪk, ˌdʒɪər- //UK // (ˌdʒɛrɪˈætrɪk) //

老人科,老年科,老年医学,老年病

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to geriatrics or old age: the hospital's geriatric ward.
    • : noting or relating to aged people or animals: geriatric patients;a geriatric pet.
    • : old, outmoded, or worn out by long use: The company is suffering from geriatric factories and manufacturing technologies.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Often Offensive. an aged person.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inold
Forms: geriatrics
Synonyms
aged老龄,年老的,老龄化,年迈的ancient古代,古老的,古人,古代的decrepit颓废的,颓然,颓废,衰败的elderly长者,老年人,老人,老年gray灰色,灰色的,灰,灰白mature成熟的,成熟,成熟的人,成长tired累了,疲惫,疲劳,疲倦venerable可敬的,尊贵的,可敬,可敬的人fossil化石,化石类,石化,化石类物质senior高级,高级职员,长者,高层versed有经验的,有经验,熟悉的,谙熟的veteran老手,老将,老兵,退伍军人along in years多年来,沿着年头,多年来一直如此,多年来一直broken down崩溃,破碎的,崩溃的,分解debilitated衰弱的,衰弱,虚弱的,衰弱的人enfeebled衰弱的,衰弱,衰败的,衰竭的exhausted疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,筋疲力尽,精疲力竭experienced经验丰富,经验丰富的,有经验的,富有经验的getting on渐入佳境,越来越好,越来越多的,渐渐地gray-haired白发人送黑发人,灰头发的,灰头发的人,白发苍苍grizzled斑驳的,灰头土脸的,灰色的,灰暗的hoary嘶哑的,嘶哑的声音,嘶嘶声,嘶哑的声响impaired有缺陷的,有障碍的,有问题的,有缺陷inactive不活跃,不活跃的,不活动的,不活跃的人infirm老弱病残,老弱,体弱的,体弱matured成熟的,成熟,熟化的,成熟的人not young不年轻,不年轻了,不算年轻,年纪不大olden老龄化,老化,老年,老年人oldish旧的,古老的,老龄化,陈旧的over the hill在山的那边,在山那边,越过山丘,越过山头past one's prime迟暮之年,过气,过气的,迟暮seasoned经验丰富的,经验丰富,有经验的,富有经验的senile衰老的,老迈的,老态龙钟,老迈skilled熟练的,熟练,熟练掌握,有技能的superannuated超年假,超年金,超年薪,超龄wasted浪费了,浪费的,荒废了,浪费

Examples

  • The geriatric guise is the latest instance of people trying to cut the line to get vaccinated from the deadly virus.

  • Loss of eggs and risks to pregnancy happen gradually over time, not all at once, but 35 is when doctors begin calling pregnancies “geriatric” to reflect increased risks.

  • Other members said they were reassured by the support of the recommendation from geriatric medicine specialists.

  • Other members said they were reassured by the support of the recommendation from specialists in geriatric medicine.

  • Barry Lowenthal, CEO of The Media Kitchen, backed that claim but emphasized that, in describing HuffPost’s audience as older, “I’m not talking geriatric.”

  • Thanks to the basic dynamics of American politics, the GOP—as white and geriatric as it is—sits well-positioned for success.

  • But they are right to haul—or wheel—a geriatric SS man present at a notorious, if largely forgotten, massacre into the courtroom.

  • Right after Girls, she booked an episode of the HBO series Getting On, playing a frail woman in a geriatric ward.

  • The previous geriatric SCAF that ousted Mubarak after huge protests in February 2011 made a mess of things too.

  • In spite of their image as bland, geriatric pols, the party elders gave the LDP a sense political heft.

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