atrophying
present participle ofatrophy
单词 | atrophying |
释义 | atrophying present participle ofatrophy atrophy verb[I] uk/ˈæt.rə.fi/us/ˈæt.rə.fi/(of apartof thebody) to bereducedinsizeandthereforestrength, or, moregenerally, tobecomeweaker: After severalmonthsin ahospitalbed, mylegmuscleshad atrophied. In the 1980s,theirpoliticalpowergraduallyatrophied(=becameweaker). Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
atrophynoun[U]ukus Examplesofatrophyingatrophying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The arts wereatrophyingfrom an overly rationalist penchant for mere realistic description. From theCambridge English Corpus This has led to anatrophyingof the sense of individual, local responsibility and the sense of community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no need to assassinate it, because it wasatrophyinganyway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This will be a slow, agonising,atrophyingprocess, with no certainty of when or how it will end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thisatrophyingof his senses resulted in his de-sensitivity to violence, as well as feelings of angst and frustration coupled with destructive behavior. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Examples ofatrophyingmuscle diseases include muscular dystrophy, myotonia congenita, and myotonic dystrophy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many of his passages warn against theatrophyingpower of a pleasurable lifestyle, as well as the spiritual and physical advantages of a more spartan regime. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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