enervate
US /ˈen.ɚ.veɪt/
UK /ˈen.ə.veɪt/
動詞
使衰弱, 使失去活力
to cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken
範例:
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The intense heat of the desert sun can enervate even the strongest hikers.
沙漠烈日的酷熱甚至會使最強壯的徒步旅行者感到精疲力竭。
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A long day of tedious paperwork tended to enervate him.
漫長而乏味的文書工作往往會讓他感到虛弱。
形容詞
虛弱的, 無力的
lacking in energy or vitality; weakened
範例:
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He felt enervate and listless after the bout of flu.
流感發作後，他感到虛弱且無精打采。
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The enervate condition of the economy worried the investors.
經濟的疲軟狀況令投資者擔憂。