amputate
pronunciation
UK [ˈæmpjuteɪt]
US [ˈæmpjʊˌtet]
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- vt.
- （用外科手术）截（肢等）
- 切断
- 砍掉
- 删除
Word Origin
amputate 截肢
复合词。前缀amphi-, 同ambi-, 两，二。词根put, 思考，古义砍，切，同pave, 铺路。该词原指给树木剪枝，后指医学上人体截肢。
Example
- 1. A bolder plan b would amputate well above the site of infection , cutting off spain , ireland , portugal and cyprus too .
- 一个更加大胆的b计划是对感染之处进行截肢处理，同时也对西班牙，爱尔兰，葡萄牙和塞浦路斯下手。
- 2. Spain 's government swore to amputate his arms if he returned .
- 西班牙政府发话说，如果他敢回国，就锯掉他的手臂。
- 3. Doctors later had to amputate one of his legs and he lay in a critical condition for months .
- 医生随后不得不给他截去一只腿，并且得躺在那里静养数月。
- 4. In these cases there is no choice but to amputate .
- 在这些病例中，除了截肢别无他法。
- 5. If a man had a gangrenous foot would you have patience with anyone who hesitated to amputate it ?
- 如果一个人的脚得了坏疽而有人对于动截肢手术犹犹豫豫，你难道会对他有耐心吗？
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