amputate

英 [ˈæmpjuteɪt]

美 [ˈæmpjuteɪt]

v.  (用外科手术)切断; 截(肢)

过去分词：amputated　过去式：amputated　第三人称单数：amputates　现在分词：amputating　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18585 / COCA.16975

牛津词典

verb

• （用外科手术）切断；截（肢）
  to cut off sb's arm, leg, finger or toe in a medical operation
  1. He had to have both legs amputated.
     他不得不锯掉双腿。
  2. They may have to amputate.
     他们可能不得不施行截肢手术。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 切断；截(肢)
  Toamputatesomeone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
  1. To save his life, doctors amputated his legs...
     为了挽救他的生命，医生们截掉了他的双腿。
  2. He had to have one leg amputated above the knee.
     他的一条腿不得不从膝部以上截断。

英英释义

verb

• remove surgically
  1. amputate limbs
  Synonym:cut off

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