Word · Frequency #26190
anorexic
厌食的；食欲缺乏的；患神经性厌食症的；病态消瘦的
suffering from anorexia nervosa; having a pathologically poor appetite and being abnormally thin
- 1.
Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.
神经性厌食症的；患有神经性厌食症的。
- 2.
Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
瘦的；极瘦的；不充实的。
- 3.
Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
几乎没有食欲的(多种疾病的一种症状)。
简洁的；精炼的；神经性厌食症的；患有神经性厌食症的。；瘦的；极瘦的；不充实的。；几乎没有食欲的(多种疾病的一种症状)。；患神经性厌食症的; 食欲缺乏的; 厌食的; 简洁的
In use
The clinic provides support for anorexics and their families.
He wrote a novel about a young anorexic struggling to recover.
Several anorexics in the group shared their experiences.
be anorexic
形容词用法，作表语，表示“患有神经性厌食症的”或“病态消瘦的”。
After the illness, she was anorexic for nearly two years.
生病之后，她患了将近两年厌食症。
become anorexic
系动词 become 后接形容词，表示从正常状态发展为厌食状态。
Pressure to be thin can cause teenagers to become anorexic.
追求苗条的压力会使青少年患上厌食症。
anorexic + noun
形容词作定语直接修饰名词。
Connections
Collocations
- anorexic patient
- 厌食症患者
- The clinic specializes in treating anorexic patients.这家诊所专门治疗厌食症患者。
- anorexic tendencies
- 厌食倾向
- She showed anorexic tendencies in her early teens.她十三四岁时表现出厌食倾向。
- become anorexic
- 患上厌食症
- Under pressure from the fashion industry, she became anorexic.在时尚行业的压力下，她患上了厌食症。
- severely anorexic
- 严重厌食的
- The severely anorexic woman was admitted to hospital.那位严重厌食的女性被送进了医院。
- a young anorexic
- 一位年轻厌食症患者
- A young anorexic sought help from the nutritionist.一位年轻厌食症患者向营养师求助。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 anorexic 拆成 a + no + rexic，记成“a no”——不吃东西，厌食症患者极端怕胖、拒绝进食而病态消瘦。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical reports and diagnostic discussions、everyday talk about someone's weight or appearance anorexic 既是形容词也是名词，医学语境中通常作中性描述；日常口语里形容某人非常瘦或指称厌食症患者时，比较直接甚至可能冒犯，更建议说 person with anorexia 等较委婉的说法。
Grammar Note
形容词和名词同形；名词复数形式为 anorexics。
Pronunciation & Spelling
dyslexic 与 anorexic 押韵（都以 /-ɛksɪk/ 结尾）。注意 toxic 元音不同（/ɒ/ 或 /ɑː/），index 和 lexicon 的结尾不同，anorectic 把 /ks/ 读成 /kt/，apoplectic 的核心音是 /-plɛktɪk/，这些均不押韵。
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.