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at·ro·phy /ˈætrəfɪ/ n. | vi. | vt.
I n.
1. 【医】萎缩
muscular atrophy 肌肉萎缩
2. 【生】(器官等的)衰退，退化，减缩(现象)
3. 〈喻〉萎缩；衰退，减退
the atrophy of freedom 自由的消失
an atrophy of talent 才能的减退
II ❶ vi.
萎缩；衰退
These officers were beasts and their emotions had atrophied to the subhuman. 这些军官是畜生，他们的感情已经退化到禽兽一般。
❷ vt.
使萎缩；使衰退
Disuse atrophies the arm. 不使用会使手臂萎缩。
[<LL atrophia <Gr < atrophos ill-fed < a- not + -trophos <trephein to feed] |