单词 | wasting away |
释义 | wasting away (once / 17563 pages) n WORD FAMILY wasting away USAGE EXAMPLESAstronauts on the ISS exercise for two hours a day to protect their muscles from wasting away, but losing bone density is unavoidable. Science Magazine(Dec 02, 2016) Her shame was greater than the fear of wasting away. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) Among them: A set of identical baby twins, who had been wasting away because their bodies couldn’t digest certain nutrients, are now thriving. Wall Street Journal(Nov 07, 2016) n a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse Syn|Hypo|Hyper atrophy, wasting amyotrophia, amyotrophy progressive wasting of muscle tissues tabeswasting of the body during a chronic disease kraurosisatrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane kraurosis vulvaekraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion symptom (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
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