etiolate
/ee-tee-uh-leyt/US // ˈi ti əˌleɪt //UK // (ˈiːtɪəʊˌleɪt) //
渐冻人,渐冻症,渐冻人症,渐进式
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v.有主动词 verb
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e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing.
- : to cause to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery.
- : to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor.
v.无主动词 verb
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e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing.
- : to whiten or grow pale through lack of light.
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Examples
I can not believe that, to produce one roseate complexion, she must etiolate a thousand.
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