enervate

vt. 使衰弱 a. 衰弱的, 无力的

发音

其它 /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/
其它 /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/

词形变化

enervated enervates 三单 enervates enervatest enervateth enervating enervating 现在分词 enervated 过去式 enervated 过去分词 more enervate 比较级 most enervate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.

    及物

    After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.

  2. 2.

    To weaken morally or mentally.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To partially or completely remove a nerve.

    医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Made feeble; weakened.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

faze unnerve unsettle

上位词 6

upset weaken disconcert discomfit discompose untune

下位词 1

unman

词源

From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).

来源：wiktionary