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castration of [animal]
castration 后接 of 引出被阉割的动物；该抽象名词在句中也常作主语。
Castration of young male pigs is often done without anaesthetic.
对年轻公猪进行阉割通常不使用麻醉剂。
阉割
castrations — plural of castration
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阉割
The removal of the testicles of a male animal, typically to stop it from breeding.
Castration of young male pigs is often done without anaesthetic.
对年轻公猪进行阉割通常不使用麻醉剂。
切除睾丸的行为。
The act of removing the testicles.
任何剥夺个人(尤指男性)或实体权力的行为。
Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
The veterinarian recommended castration to prevent the cat from roaming.
兽医建议阉割以防止猫到处游荡。
Castration of young pigs is often carried out on farms to improve meat quality.
农场通常对幼猪进行阉割以提高肉质。
The clinic offers castration services for stray dogs at a reduced price.
该诊所以优惠价格为流浪狗提供阉割服务。
castration 后接 of 引出被阉割的动物；该抽象名词在句中也常作主语。
Castration of young male pigs is often done without anaesthetic.
对年轻公猪进行阉割通常不使用麻醉剂。
undergo 表示“接受（手术等）”，是 castration 常见的动宾搭配。
The stallion underwent castration at the veterinary clinic.
这匹公马在兽医诊所接受了阉割。
在医学语境中指为治疗前列腺癌或乳腺癌而手术切除睾丸或卵巢，对象也可能是女性。
Castration for prostate cancer may shrink the tumor.
针对前列腺癌的去势治疗可能使肿瘤缩小。
Not this
The vet castration the dog.
Use this
The vet castrated the dog.
castration 是名词，表示‘阉割’这一行为或结果；表达‘给……做阉割手术’需要用动词 castrate，因此这里应使用过去式 castrated。
Not this
The farmer performed castration to the pigs.
Use this
The farmer performed castration on the pigs.
名词 castration 表示‘对……施行阉割’时，后面搭配介词 on（也可用 of），不能按汉语‘对……’直译为 to。
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化学阉割
Chemical castration is used in some countries as a punishment for sex offenders.
一些国家使用化学阉割作为对性犯罪者的惩罚。
手术阉割
Surgical castration is rarely performed today because of newer medications.
由于有了较新的药物，如今很少进行手术阉割。
去势抵抗性前列腺癌
The patient was diagnosed with castration-resistant prostate cancer.
该患者被诊断为去势抵抗性前列腺癌。
接受阉割
The veterinarian advised the owner to have the dog undergo castration.
兽医建议主人让这只狗接受阉割。
动物阉割
Animal castration is a routine procedure on many farms.
动物阉割在许多农场是常规操作。
Use castrations naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：castration 里有 rat（老鼠），想象一只老鼠被阉割后，从此不能再生育。
语域：formal 常见场景：兽医临床、医学文献、历史或法律讨论 castration 属于较正式的医学术语，日常口语中通常不会直接使用，更常见的是 neuter 或 fix；它多用于兽医临床、医学文献及历史或法律语境中。
These words all end with the /eɪʃən/ sound and rhyme with castration. Note that ration (/ˈræʃən/) looks similar but has a short /æ/ vowel, so it does not rhyme.
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