| 单词 |
under-nourished |
| 释义 |
under-ˈnourished, a.
[under-1 10 a.]
Having had insufficient nourishment, esp. over a sustained period; in a state of semi-starvation. Also fig.
1910Galsworthy Justice iv. 98 He's under-nourished. It's very trying to go without your dinner. 1928Manch. Guardian Weekly 10 Aug. 110/1 Most of the Indian children are badly under-nourished. a1942B. Malinowski Sci. Theory of Culture (1944) viii. 80 When African labour is drafted into European enterprise, whether mines, plantations, or factories, it is usually found that the workers are undernourished with reference to the efforts which they will have to put into their performances. 1962E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) xxxix. 289, I asked one how he explained his fine white teeth if he had been under-nourished. 1972Computer Jrnl. XV. 200/1 The element of black magic in it satisfies one of our most under-nourished psychological needs.
Also ˌunder-ˈnourishment.
1920H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. 575/2 Scores of millions were suffering and enfeebled by undernourishment and misery. 1944M. Laski Love on Supertax v. 62 Never before had he been brought into direct contact with under-nourishment. 1971Sci. Amer. Oct. 20/1 A child who has suffered undernourishment very early and for an appreciable length of time will never reach normal size for his age. |
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