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debilitate

英 [dɪ'bɪlɪteɪt] 美[dɪ'bɪlɪtet]
  • vt. 使衰弱;使虚弱

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第三人称单数: debilitates;过去式: debilitated;过去分词: debilitated;现在分词: debilitating;

中文词源


debilitate 使无力

de-, 不,非,使相反。-hab, 持,握,力量,词源同able, habit.

英英释意


1. make weak;
"Life in the camp drained him"

英文词源


debilitate (v.)
1530s, from Latin debilitatus, past participle of debilitare "to weaken," from debilis "weak" (see debility). Related: Debilitated; debilitating.