| 词汇 | enfeebling |
| 释义 | enfeebling present participle ofenfeeble enfeeble verb[ T ] formaluk /ɪnˈfiː.bəl/ us /ɪnˈfiː.bəl/ to make someone or something very weak使衰弱；使无力 Synonyms debilitateformal drain Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated be fading away/fastidiom downtoner dull ease emasculation enervate enervating hedge melt relieve tone something down totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed Related wordenfeebled Examples of enfeeblingenfeebling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In the process, each person would need to wage a struggle against one's family, repressive society, narrow preconceptions and enfeebling ideas. There is a need to get to grips with enfeebling bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That cut had nothing whatever to do with the subsequent enfeebling of the financial basis of the scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The learned societies, whether they be of lawyers, accountants, stockbrokers or what you will, cannot go on taking more and more out without weakening and enfeebling society as a whole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that operation undoubtedly was both enfeebling and very expensive; and clearly a man could not hope, after such an experience, to be as rich as. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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