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.
經過長時間的疾病,她變得極度消瘦,看起來像骷髏一樣。
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.
飢荒使人們變得極度消瘦,展示了飢餓的殘酷現實。