menstruate

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vi. 有月经 [医] 行经

发音

UK /ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt/
其它
US /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt/
US /ˈmɛnstɹəˌweɪt/
US /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/

词形变化

menstruated menstruates 三单 menstruates menstruating menstruating 现在分词 menstruated 过去式 menstruated 过去分词

别名

menstrate

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To stain with or as if with menses.

    废旧 罕用 及物
  2. 2.

    To undergo menstruation, to have a period.

    来月经

    行经

    不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Menstrual.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

词源

From menstruum + -ate (verb-forming suffix); sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation.

来源:wiktionary