debilitated
past simple and past participle ofdebilitate
| 单词 | debilitated |
| 释义 | debilitated past simple and past participle ofdebilitate debilitate verb[T] formaluk/dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt/us/dɪˈbɪl.ə.teɪt/to make someone or somethingphysicallyweak: Chemotherapyexhaustedand debilitated him. Synonyms drain enfeebleformal Becoming and making less strong
Examplesofdebilitateddebilitated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. State and society have beendebilitatedby the former's lack of legitimacy and by cumulative onslaughts on the economy and societal integrity. From theCambridge English Corpus This age corresponds with the development of extra-hepatic collaterals, which may provide a route for the passive migration of adult wormsdebilitatedby anthelminthics. From theCambridge English Corpus Peopledebilitatedby malnutrition will be all the more susceptible to disease whether known or new. From theCambridge English Corpus Animals which aredebilitated, less active and less aggressive on the one hand but also less able to assess risk will be more vulnerable. From theCambridge English Corpus Under these conditions, cattle become anaemic,debilitatedand, reportedly, sometimes die as a result of leech infestation. From theCambridge English Corpus A person who is frail, sick, tired, or otherwisedebilitated, has less energy to expend on coping than a healthy, robust person. From theCambridge English Corpus These uncharacteristically unsympathetic comments were made at a time when he himself was greatlydebilitated. From theCambridge English Corpus It can occur at any age, but elderly adults anddebilitatedpatients are most susceptible to disease. From theCambridge English Corpus They did not want to be remembered asdebilitated, dependent, nonfunctioning individuals who were "able to contribute nothing" to society. From theCambridge English Corpus In herdebilitated, ill-informed, and dependent state, the patient is viewed as having no viable option other than to trust the physician. From theCambridge English Corpus This system should be geared towards preventing the spread of illness among old anddebilitatedmembers of the population. From theCambridge English Corpus When recalcitrant seeds are wet-stored, they become progressivelydebilitated, losing vigour and viability sooner or later, depending on the species. From theCambridge English Corpus Isolated and compelled by a religious and cultural assimilation through missionaries, these languages are becomingdebilitatedand atrophied. From theCambridge English Corpus Needlessly hospitalizeddebilitatedpatients are more likely to acquire and carry drug-resistant infections that are costly to treat and that endanger other inpatients. From theCambridge English Corpus Commonly used methods of estimating creatinine clearance are inadequate for elderlydebilitatednursing home patients. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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