wasting

wasting读音音标

英 [ˈweɪstɪŋ]

美 [ˈwestɪŋ]

wasting意思解释

adj.

浪费的，消耗的；

n.

浪费，损耗，消瘦；

英英释义

n.

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

同义词：cachexiacachexy

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

同义词：atrophywasting away

词组短语

wasting disease

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)He gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.他将他们所求的赐给他们，却使他们的心灵软弱。Rowling, whose mother died of the wasting disease of the nervous system, was awarded a Doctorate of Laws by Aberdeen University in Scotland.苏格兰亚伯丁大学授予罗琳法学博士学位,她的母亲就是死于这种神经系统耗损疾病。