undernourished

释义

under-（不足地）+ nourished =「喂养得太少」。形容身体未获得足够养料以保持健康。语气比 malnourished 略轻——后者暗示喂养方式本身就「坏/错」；见 nourish。

常用搭配

• 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

例句

• 1.

  Many of the children arrived thin and badly undernourished.

  许多孩子到来时瘦弱、严重营养不足。

• 2.

  An undernourished population is more vulnerable to disease.

  营养不足的人群更容易患病。