• adj. 瘦弱的；憔悴的
• v. 憔悴；消瘦下去（emaciate的過去分詞）

e-, 向外。-mac, 瘦，瘦長，詞源同macro-, 大，細，宏觀，見macrocosm.

emaciated (adj.)

1660s, past participle adjective from emaciate.

1. Emaciated indicates a serious condition resulting from starvation.

emaciated指因饑餓造成的嚴重狀況.

來自互聯網

2. Emaciated, wild eyed rats darted about fitfully in a small cage.

一些瘦瘠 、 狂暴的老鼠在一個小籠子里一陣陣地躥跳碰撞不止.

來自辭典例句

3. The animals had lost weight noticeably, becoming lean, almost emaciated.

那些動物體重明顯下降, 瘦多了, 簡直是憔悴不堪.

來自辭典例句

4. One might almost say emaciated.

簡直可以說是很憔悴.

來自辭典例句

5. He was emaciated by long illness.

他由于長期生病而瘦弱.

來自辭典例句