Word · Frequency #21637
anaemic
贫血的；患贫血症的
relating to anaemia or suffering from anaemia
- 1.
a relating to anemia or suffering from anemia；s lacking vigor or energy
贫血的；患贫血症的
无活力的；缺乏活力的；贫血的；患贫血症的；无活力的
In use
The anaemic performance of the band disappointed the audience.
Sales figures were anaemic last quarter, so the company launched a new campaign.
We found his argument anaemic and unconvincing.
be/look/feel anaemic
anaemic 作表语时，常与 be、look、feel 等系动词连用，指人贫血或面色苍白。
After months of illness, she looked pale and anaemic.
病了几个月后，她脸色苍白，看起来贫血。
an anaemic + noun
作定语时通常放在名词前，修饰人或与血液相关的状态。
The doctor examined the anaemic child and prescribed iron tablets.
医生给那个贫血的孩子做了检查，并开了铁剂。
too anaemic to do sth
该结构用于比喻义，表示“缺乏活力或力量以至于不能…”。
The economy remains too anaemic to create enough new jobs.
经济仍然过于疲软，无法创造足够多的新就业岗位。
Common mistakes
He has anaemic.He is anaemic.
anaemic 是形容词，不能作 has 的宾语；要用 be 动词加形容词表示“患有贫血症”。去掉误作宾语的用法，改为系表结构即可。
She is anaemic patient.She is an anaemic patient.
anaemic 是形容词，修饰可数名词单数 patient 时必须前加不定冠词 an，构成“一个贫血的病人”，否则句子缺少冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- anaemic patient
- 贫血患者
- The anaemic patient was prescribed iron supplements and folic acid.那位贫血患者被开了铁补充剂和叶酸。
- anaemic complexion
- 苍白的脸色
- Her anaemic complexion worried the doctor, who ordered a blood test.她苍白的脸色让医生很担心，便安排了一次验血。
- anaemic economy
- 疲软的经济
- The anaemic economy is struggling to create new jobs for young people.疲软的经济正在艰难地为年轻人创造新就业机会。
- anaemic performance
- 毫无起色的表现
- Despite a strong cast, the film gave an anaemic performance at the box office.尽管演员阵容强大，这部电影在票房上的表现却毫无起色。
Idioms & figurative uses
- anaemic growth
- 增长乏力The latest figures show anaemic growth in consumer spending.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音‘饿你米克’：饿到贫血，脸色苍白，连麦克风都拿不动，没精力也没活力。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical reports、literary writing、business reviews 该词通常有两个主要用法：医学上指“贫血的”，语气中性；比喻用法指“缺乏活力的”，多用于书面或正式表达（如文学评论、商业报告）。具体注册视使用场景而定，较为灵活。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上 haemic、ischaemic、leukaemic、glycaemic、septicaemic 含有英式拼写 -aemic，读作 /iːmɪk/，与 anaemic /əˈniːmɪk/ 押韵。注意：polemic /pəˈlemɪk/ 和 systemic /sɪˈstemɪk/ 拼写相近，但重读元音不同，不与 anaemic 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.