wasting
美['weɪstɪŋ] 英['weɪstɪŋ]
adj. 消耗性的;破坏性的;消瘦的
n. 浪费;消耗;消瘦
sp. 动词waste的现在分词形式.
英英释义
Noun- any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
- a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
例句
用作形容词(adj.)- He gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.他将他们所求的赐给他们,却使他们的心灵软弱。
- Rowling, whose mother died of the wasting disease of the nervous system, was awarded a Doctorate of Laws by Aberdeen University in Scotland.苏格兰亚伯丁大学授予罗琳法学博士学位,她的母亲就是死于这种神经系统耗损疾病。