单词 | atrophy |
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。 |
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