| 释义 |
atrophy
['æt.rə.fi] verb intransitive
■(of a part of the body) to be reduced in size and therefore strength, or, more generally, to become weaker （身体部位）萎缩，衰退•After several months in a hospital bed, my leg muscles had atrophied.我在医院病床上留了几个月后，腿部肌肉已经萎缩了。 •In the 1980s, their political power gradually atrophied (= became weaker).他们的政治权力在20世纪80年代逐渐衰落。 |