| 单词 | scurvy |
| 释义 | scurvy (once / 2570 pages) nadj If you are a pirate who doesn't get to shore very often to shop for fresh fruits and veggies, you might suffer from scurvy, a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. Scurvy has some alarming symptoms: your gums become soft and tender and your teeth fall out. Scurvy has become a rarity in most parts of the world, but in regions where food is scarce and malnutrition common, it's still a problem. The unpleasant associations of the word also make it a colorful (and archaic) way to describe something low-down and miserable, as in "that was a scurvy trick you played on me, you dastardly cur!" WORD FAMILYscurvy: scorbutic, scurvier, scurvies, scurviest, scurvily, scurvyest+/scorbutic: scorbutically USAGE EXAMPLESBut as cultural historian Jonathan Lamb's intriguing Scurvy reveals, there is vastly more to this malady. Nature(Dec 13, 2016) A patient beset with scurvy is termed “scorbutic.” Slate(Dec 08, 2016) Scurvy, an 18th century disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, appears to have made a surprise comeback in Australia. The Guardian(Nov 28, 2016) 1n a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) Syn|Hyper scorbutus avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins 2adj of the most contemptible kind a scurvy trick Syn abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy contemptible deserving of contempt or scorn |
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