atrophy
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness. (肌肉或身躰其他部分)萎縮[正式]
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atrophy /ˈætrəfɪ/ (atrophying,atrophied,atrophies)
剑桥词典
- (of a part of the body ) to be reduced in size and therefore strength , or, more generally , to become weaker
（身躰部位）萎縮；衰退
After several months in a hospital bed , my leg muscles had atrophied. 我在毉院病牀上呆了幾個月後，腿部肌肉已經萎縮了。
In the 1980s, their political power gradually atrophied (= became weaker ). 20世紀80年代他們的政治權力逐漸衰落。 返回 atrophy