Atrophy
[ 'ætrəfi ]
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n. 萎缩，衰退;
vt.& vi. （使）萎缩，（使）虚脱，（使）衰退;
💡 词根助记
a无+troph营养+y表名词→无营养引起的肌肉等衰退 → 萎缩，衰退
📝 例句
intellectual atrophy.
智力衰退
To cause to wither or deteriorate;affect with atrophy.
使萎缩，使衰退使凋谢或退化；患萎缩
Muscles may atrophy or lose their tone, but they won't turn to fat.
肌肉可能萎缩或失去弹性，但是它们不能变成脂肪。
senile atrophy
老年性萎缩
The wall is thin and almost transparent probably due to atrophy of the villi.
肠壁薄，几乎是透明的，这可能是因绒毛萎缩。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ a-前缀“无”,trophy-营养、奖品:无营养→萎缩
※ at-在,ro-谐音“肉”,phy-谐音“飞”:孟庭韦唱的好“我的肉在飞,飞过那……”,所以她很瘦→肌肉萎缩
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-rot-表示“转动”
📖 牛津释义
atrophy
n[U]
wasting away of the body or part of it through lack of nourishment or use （身体或身体某部因缺乏营养或不常使用而）萎缩
(fig 比喻) The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge. 除非能多涌现出一些作家和艺术家, 否则这个国家的文化生活将枯萎衰退. atrophy, v (pt, pp -ied) [I, Tn]
(cause sth to) suffer atrophy （使某事物）萎缩
atrophied limbs, muscles 萎缩的肢体, 肌肉.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ætrәfi]n. 萎缩, 萎缩症【医】 萎缩
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📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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The arbitration decision shall be final and binding on both parties.
仲裁裁决是最终的，对双方均有约束。
Won't you come alone with me? My boss wants to see you.
能跟我一起来吗？我们老板有事要见你。
There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that little the floors.
人们还常常有希望在发霉、阴暗、杂乱无章、迷宫般的店堂里，从杂乱地摆放在地面上的、一堆堆各式各样的破烂货里找到一件稀世珍品。