amputate
词语释义
英 ['æmpjʊteɪt] 美 ['æmpjutet]
vt. 截肢；切断；删除
单词分析：
记忆方法：amputate am按,put,ate。先死死的按住你,在把你放(put)在手术台上,最后砍下你的腿来吃(ate)vt.截肢。
英英释义
Verb:
单词词源
中文词源
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。
英语词源
amputate (v.)
1630s, back-formation from amputation or else from Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare "to cut off, to prune." Related: Amputated; amputating.
词态变化
第三人称单数 amputates;
过去式 amputated;
过去分词 amputated;
现在分词 amputating;
名词 amputation;
权威造句
1. In these cases there is no choice but to amputate.
在这些病例中,除了截肢别无他法.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. In the end they had to amputate his foot to free him from the wrecked car.
最后他们不得不截断他的脚才把他从撞坏的车中救出来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Sometimes we even amputate a limb.'
有时我们甚至要锯肢. ”
来自英汉文学
4. Her arm is so badly injured they will have to amputate ( it ).
她的胳膊伤势严重,他们不得不锯掉 ( 它 ).
来自辞典例句
5. The vet says amputate or he'll have to be put to sleep.
兽医说要么截肢,要么只有安乐死.
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近反义词
cut off 切断
remove 消除
sever 切断
separate 分开的
mutilate 切断(手足等)...
dismember 割断手足