constipate

vt. 使秘结, 使便秘, 使迟钝 vi. 便秘

发音

其它 /ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt/

词形变化

constipated constipates 三单 constipates constipating constipating 现在分词 constipated 过去式 constipated 过去分词 more constipate 比较级 most constipate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause constipation in, render costive.

    及物/不及物

    The medication can constipate you if you’re not drinking enough water.

    The long hours of travel seemed to constipate his digestion.

    A lack of fiber can constipate the body, leading to discomfort.

  2. 2.

    To constrict, contract (tissues, the body, fibres, etc.); to make firm and compact by pressing together.

    废旧 医学
  3. 3.

    To pack or crowd together.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Constipated, costive.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

bind clog

上位词 4

slow slow down slow up indispose

下位词 1

obstipate

词源

The adjective is first attested circa 1425, in Middle English, the verb in 1541; inherited from Middle English constipat(e) (“constipated”), borrowed Medieval Latin cōnstīpātus (“constipated”) (or through its Old French equivalent constipé), perfect passive participle of Medieval Latin cōnstīpō (“to cause constipation, to constipate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Classical Latin cōnstīpō (“to crowd or press tightly together”) (whence obsoleted sense 2 and 3), itself from con- + stīpō (“to press, cram”). Cognate with Middle English constipen (“to constipate”) and doublet of costive; related to stiff.

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