stunted

adj.

1. 发育不足的；生长不良的；未能充分发展的
   that has not been able to grow or develop as much as it should
   1. stunted trees
      没能长大的树
   2. the stunted lives of children deprived of education
      未受教育的孩子所过的局限生活

1. N-COUNT 引人注意的花招;噱头
   A stunt is something interesting that is done in order to attract attention and get publicity for the person or company responsible for it.
   1. In a bold promotional stunt for the movie, he smashed his car into a passing truck.
      为了给电影制造噱头以吸引眼球，他把汽车猛地撞向一辆驶过的卡车。
2. N-COUNT (电影中的)特技表演
   A stunt is a dangerous and exciting piece of action in a film.
   1. Sean Connery insisted on living dangerously for his new film by performing his own stunts.
      肖恩·康纳利在他的新片中为求真实，坚持自己出演特技部分。
3. VERB 阻碍(生长);妨碍(发展);遏制
   If something stunts the growth or development of a person or thing, it prevents it from growing or developing as much as it should.
   1. The heart condition had stunted his growth a bit...
      心脏病已经多少影响了他的成长。
   2. High interest rates have stunted economic growth.
      高利率已经阻碍了经济的增长。
4. PHRASE 冒险;逞能;干傻事
   If someone pulls a stunt, they do something silly or risky.
   1. The days when they needed to pull publicity stunts to get noticed are long gone.
      他们靠作秀出名的日子早已过去。

1. Scott's muscle atrophied, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame
   斯科特的肌肉萎缩，一条腿发育不完全，成了个瘸子。
2. The heart condition had stunted his growth a bit
   心脏病已经多少影响了他的成长。
3. High interest rates have stunted economic growth.
   高利率已经阻碍了经济的增长。
4. This results in many physical problems, such as short-sightedness and stunted growth.
   这个会引发许多身体毛病，例如近视和发育不良。
5. And if both of them remained stunted and never grew, they would remain compatible.
   的确，如果它们都发育不良长不大，它们彼此会相处得很好。
6. The researchers compared the effect of GDP growth and signs of child malnutrition-like stunted growth and being underweight.
   研究者比较了国内生产总值增长的影响与儿童营养不良，例如生长萎缩和体重过低的迹象。
7. The evidence also shows that social mobility is more stunted in less equal societies.
   有关证据还显示，在平等程度较低的社会里，社会阶层流动性受到较大阻碍。
8. Enthusiasm for betting against Chinese stocks has also been stunted by rising share prices.
   此外，不断上涨的股价也打击了对中国股市的看空热情。
9. India, with its stunted manufacturing sector, is not a big exporter.
   由于制造业发展水平较低，印度并非一个出口规模庞大的国家。
10. One in four children under the age of five is stunted due to malnutrition.
    在五岁以下儿童中，有四分之一因营养不够而发育不良。
11. Snow blanketed every rooftop and weighed on the branches of the stunted mulberry trees that lined our street.
    雪花覆盖了每一个屋顶，矮小的桑椹树在我们这条街排开，树枝上也堆满了积雪。
12. However, their business reach remains stunted compared with international banks.
    然而，它们的业务范围与国际银行相比仍然颇为狭窄。
13. Dwarfism Stunted growth. This may be due to genetic mutation, causing GIBBERELLIN deficiency.
    矮态：植物生长受到限制形成的植株形态矮小，可能是由于基因突变造成的赤霉素缺乏引起。
14. He too knows of stunted ambitions.
    他也尝到了抱负受挫的滋味。
15. The cold winters have stunted the trees.
    寒冷的冬天使树木生长缓慢。
16. The most crucial omission is capital markets, which remain stunted and closed to foreign investment institutions.
    被忽略的最关键领域是资本市场。目前中国的资本市场仍发展迟缓，对外国投资机构封闭。
17. In short, without water, growth is stunted.
    简言之，没有水，便阻碍增长。
18. Side-effects for long term steroid are many, including stunted growth, osteoporosis, cataract, hypertension.
    而长期应用激素的副作用也有很多，如：生长停滞、骨质疏松、白内障、高血压等。
19. They displayed stunted growth; bleeding stomachs; abnormal and potentially precancerous cell growth in the intestines;
    表现为发育不良，腹内出血，在肠道内不正常的和潜在的癌前病变的细胞生长；
20. Gas production has been stunted by state-set prices that discourage firms from making large investments.
    天然气生产一直因政府设定的价格而受到抑制，这阻碍了企业的大规模投资。
21. Not all national oil companies suffer from stunted growth and lack of investment.
    也不是所有的国有石油公司都增长缓慢、投资匮乏。
22. The energy crisis stunted world economic growth.
    能源危机危及世界经济的发展。
23. Which is ironic considering their stunted cerebral development.
    这是对他们发育不完全的大脑的讽刺。
24. Scrawny cattle; scrubby cut-over pine; old stunted thorn trees.
    瘦骨如柴的牛；矮小的被砍断的松树；老而矮小的荆棘。
25. Infected maize crops have wrinkled leaves, no cobs at all and generally stunted growth.
    受感染的玉米叶子起皱、根本没有玉米穗轴，而且通常生长迟滞。
26. This depletion in these contents resulted in stunted growth in infected silkworms.
    这些成分的损耗导致了被感染家蚕的生长受阻。
27. His illness had not stunted his creativity.
    疾病没有扼杀他的创造力。
28. Aerial surveys show the crop from West Nile is "generally stunted," he said.
    空中调查显示，来自西尼罗河的作物“通常发育不良，”他说。
29. But the experiment remains limited and the bond market itself is stunted by too many regulatory agencies.
    但这方面的实验仍然有限，而监管机构过度也阻碍了债券市场本身的发展。
30. Drought has stunted the growth of this year's cereal crop.
    干旱阻碍了今年谷物的生长。

adj

1. inferior in size or quality
   1. scrawny cattle
   2. scrubby cut-over pine
   3. old stunted thorn trees

   Synonym:    scrawnyscrubby