debilitates

英 [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪts]

美 [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪts]

v.  (使身心)衰弱，衰竭，虚弱; 削弱(国家、机构)的力量; 使软弱无力
debilitate的第三人称单数

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