emaciate
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/ɪˈmeʃiˌet/
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/ɪ'meɪʃɪeɪt/
To become very thin, often due to sickness, lack of food, or stress.
After a long illness, she had emaciated to the point of looking skeletal.
经过长时间的疾病,她变得极度消瘦,看起来像骷髅一样。
To make someone or something very thin by causing them to lose weight or flesh quickly.
The famine emaciated the population, showing the harsh reality of hunger.
饥荒使人们变得极度消瘦,展示了饥饿的残酷现实。