enervate

英 [ˈenəveɪt] 美 [ˈenərveɪt]

v.  使感到衰弱(或虚弱、无力)

过去分词:enervated现在分词:enervating过去式:enervated第三人称单数:enervates

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BNC.44915 / COCA.33185



牛津词典

verb

  1. 使感到衰弱(或虚弱、无力)
    to make sb feel weak and tired
    1. an enervating disease/climate
      使人衰弱的疾病;使人感到乏力的气候

双语例句

  1. A hot climate enervate people who be not used to It.
    热的气候使不习惯于热的人衰弱无力。
  2. Soft living will enervate the leaders, and those under their command will be changed into beasts.
    舒适的生命会弱化领导者,在他们命令之下的会变成了兽。
  3. O Frenchmen, O my countrymen, Let not your enemies, with their desolating doctrines, degrade your souls, and enervate your virtues!
    法兰西人,我的同胞啊,不要让你的敌人用那为人唾弃的原则使你的灵魂堕落,令你的美德削减吧!
  4. On the other hand, she uses isolated institutions, open endings, and particularly, parodies of metafiction to enervate credibility of her stories.
    另一方面,她总是将故事发生的场景设置在荒僻封闭的角落,并且给故事一个开放式结尾,尤其是经常采用超小说的结构模式,让读者确认其作品的虚构性。

英英释义

verb

  1. weaken mentally or morally

    1. disturb the composure of

        Synonym:    fazeunnerveunsettle