atrophy
英 /'ætrəfi/
中文釋義
n.萎縮，衰退
v. to waste away; n. the wasting away of body tissue.
常用搭配
- muscle atrophy肌肉萎縮
- cause atrophy導致萎縮
- prevent atrophy防止萎縮
例句
- After weeks in a cast, his leg muscles began to atrophy.打了幾週石膏後,他的腿部肌肉開始萎縮。
- The manager warned that unused skills quickly atrophy.經理警告說,長期不用的技能會很快退化。