emaciated

释义

e-（向外、强化）+ maci（消瘦）+ -ated =「彻底瘦下去的」。这是 emaciate 的过去分词，现用作形容词，形容因病或饥饿而瘦得骇人的人。比 thin 更强烈、更阴郁——暗含真正的痛苦和形销骨立的模样。

常用搭配

• 1.look emaciated看上去骨瘦如柴
• 2.emaciated body消瘦的身躯
• 3.emaciated face枯瘦的脸
• 4.thin and emaciated又瘦又憔悴

例句

• 1.

  The rescued dog was emaciated and could barely stand.

  被救下的狗瘦骨嶙峋，几乎站不起来。

• 2.

  Photographs showed the emaciated faces of famine survivors.

  照片上是饥荒幸存者枯瘦的脸。

• 3.

  Months of illness had left him pale and emaciated.

  几个月的病痛让他面色苍白、形销骨立。

易混词辨析

emaciated 与 skinny、slim——slim、slender 是褒义（a slim figure，苗条身材）。skinny 较口语，中性偏贬（skinny jeans，紧身牛仔裤）。emaciated 是极端且令人警觉的：因受苦而危险地、不健康地消瘦。绝不能把 emaciated 当作恭维话。