debilitate

英 [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]

美 [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt]

v.  (使身心)衰弱，衰竭，虚弱; 削弱(国家、机构)的力量; 使软弱无力

过去式：debilitated　过去分词：debilitated　现在分词：debilitating　第三人称单数：debilitates　

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牛津词典

verb

• （使身心）衰弱，衰竭，虚弱
  to make sb's body or mind weaker
  1. a debilitating disease
     使人虚弱的疾病
• 削弱（国家、机构）的力量；使软弱无力
  to make a country, an organization, etc. weaker
  1. Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry.
     长时间的罢工削弱了这个行业的活力。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使虚弱;使衰弱
  If youare debilitated bysomething such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
  1. Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.
     昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适，由斯图尔特暂时接手。
• VERB 削弱（组织、社团或政府）的力量
  Todebilitatean organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker.
  1. ...their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance.
     他们试图削弱西方联盟的政治决心的努力

英英释义

verb

• make weak
  1. Life in the camp drained him
  Synonym:enfeebledrain

双语例句

• Laboratory tests show that secretions from the bodies of these millipedes are rich in two chemicals that are potent mosquito repellents, and mosquitoes carry parasites that debilitate capuchins.
  化验结果显示，从这些千足虫的尸体分泌物富含这两种化学物质有强大的蚊怕水，和蚊子携带寄生虫，减弱卷尾猴。
• Pakistani strategists are deeply concerned that Indo-US civil nuclear deal would feed supernumerary Uranium to Indian nuclear weapon program and debilitate the existing deterrence.
  而印美民用核交易将会为印度的核武器项目提供额外的铀原料，这会削弱南亚现存的威慑力，巴基斯坦的战略家对此深表担忧。
• Schistosomiasis is one of the most important zoonoses in the world, and severely debilitate people and animal's health.
  血吸虫病是一种重要的人畜共患病，在世界范围内广泛分布，严重威胁着人们的健康。
• The key is to not let it debilitate you. Recognizing your fears will not make them come true.
  关键在于不要让恐惧影响到你。
• Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.
  昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适，由斯图尔特暂时接手。
• These diseases blind, maim, disfigure, debilitate, and disable.
  这些疾病会使人失明、残疾、毁容、虚弱和丧失能力。