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amputate

🇬🇧 UK/'æmpjuteit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To surgically remove a limb or other body part.

截肢,切除(肢体或身体部位)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
amprefix
+
putthink, consider, reckon
+
ateto make, having
=amputate

Common Collocations

  • 1.amputate leg截腿
  • 2.amputate arm截臂
  • 3.amputation surgery截肢手术

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The surgeon had to amputate the infected limb to save the patient's life.

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