con·sti·pat·ed
adjective/ˈkɒnstɪpeɪtɪd/
/ˈkɑːnstɪpeɪtɪd/
- unable to get rid of waste material from the bowels easily
便秘的 - You should eat more fibre and fruit if you are constipated.
如果你便秘，你应该多吃纤维和水果。
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin constipat- ‘crowded or pressed together’, from the verb constipare, from con- ‘together’ + stipare ‘press, cram’. - You should eat more fibre and fruit if you are constipated.