undernourished
UK/ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt/US/ʌndә'nʌriʃd/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Not having enough food, or the right kind of food, for good health and normal growth
营养不足的，营养不良的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedunder-below, insufficiently
+
-ishsomewhat, resembling
+
-edpast tense / completed
=undernourished
under- (insufficiently) + nourished = 'fed too little.' Describes a body that hasn't received enough nourishment to be healthy. Slightly milder in tone than malnourished, which suggests actively bad/wrong feeding; see nourish.
Root nour still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.severely undernourished严重营养不良
- 2.chronically undernourished长期营养不足
- 3.undernourished children营养不良的儿童
- 4.undernourished population营养不足的人群
Example Sentences
- 1.
Many of the children arrived thin and badly undernourished.
- 2.
An undernourished population is more vulnerable to disease.