be/become emaciated
After weeks without food, the prisoner became emaciated.
经过数周没有食物，这名囚犯变得骨瘦如柴。
瘦弱的；衰弱的
瘦削或憔悴的,尤因饥饿或疾病所致。；因疾病、饥饿或寒冷而极度消瘦
thin and weak
瘦削或憔悴的,尤因饥饿或疾病所致。
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
因疾病、饥饿或寒冷而极度消瘦
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
After months of illness, the once strong athlete looked emaciated.
病了几个月后，这位曾经强壮的运动员看上去瘦弱不堪。
用法提示：emaciated 作形容词，表示因疾病或饥饿而变得瘦弱。
AI contextual example
The vet said the emaciated cat needed a special diet to regain weight.
兽医说这只瘦弱的猫需要特殊饮食来恢复体重。
用法提示：emaciated 修饰 cat，意为“瘦弱的”。
AI contextual example
His emaciated frame showed how much he had suffered during the long journey.
他瘦弱的身体显示出他在漫长旅途中遭受了多少痛苦。
用法提示：emaciated 作定语修饰 frame，强调极度消瘦。
AI contextual example
After weeks without food, the prisoner became emaciated.
经过数周没有食物，这名囚犯变得骨瘦如柴。
emaciated 通常形容因饥饿或疾病而极度消瘦的人或动物，比 thin 语气更强。
The rescue team found an emaciated dog by the roadside.
救援队在路边发现了一只瘦骨嶙峋的狗。
用 from 引出导致消瘦的原因。
Her face was emaciated from months of illness.
她的脸因数月疾病而消瘦不堪。
比 emaciated 常见，强调面容憔悴、凹陷，不一定只由疾病引起；语气稍弱。
更形象，强调骨头凸显，但少用于正式医疗语境；程度比 emaciated 略夸张。
常用于疾病相关的消瘦（如 wasting syndrome），但单独使用不如 emaciated 正式，也指浪费。
较为文学/夸张，强调惨白和极度消瘦，日常对话中很少用。
指瘦而皮包骨，常含贬义，但未必由疾病导致；比 emaciated 非正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He emaciated after months of not eating.
正确表达He was emaciated after months of not eating.
emaciated 是形容词，表示“瘦弱的”，不能单独作谓语；必须与 be 动词连用，构成 be + 形容词的系表结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt emaciated after working all night.
正确表达I felt weak after working all night.
emaciated 描述的是外观上瘦弱的状态，不是主观感受；表达“感到虚弱、疲惫”应使用 weak 或 exhausted，而不是 emaciated。
与“瘦弱”相对，指健康、饱满的体态。
直接反义，形容脂肪多的体型。
强调饮食充足健康，与因饥饿或疾病而消瘦相反。
与“衰弱”相对，侧重整体健康状态，而非仅指体型。
同为体型的反面，但含较强贬义或医学意味。
skinny 多用于口语，表示瘦（不一定病态）；emaciated 指因病或饥饿而极度消瘦、衰弱，带有病态色彩。
weak 强调身体无力或体力不足，emaciated 侧重外表消瘦憔悴，不直接描述力量状态。
emaciated 与 emasculated 拼写和发音相近，但意思完全不同：emaciated 意为‘瘦弱的’，emasculated 意为‘失去男子气概/权力的’。
瘦弱的身体
After weeks without food, his emaciated body showed every rib.
数周没有进食后，他瘦弱的身体瘦骨嶙峋。
消瘦的面容
Her emaciated face told the story of her long illness.
她消瘦的面容诉说着她久病的故事。
瘦弱的身躯
The old horse had an emaciated frame and could barely stand.
那匹老马瘦弱不堪，几乎站立不住。
枯瘦的四肢
The doctor gently examined the child's emaciated limbs.
医生轻轻检查孩子枯瘦的四肢。
憔悴的外表
His emaciated appearance shocked everyone who saw him.
他消瘦的外表让每个见到他的人都大吃一惊。
e- + maci- + -ated 前缀 e-（向外，加强）：emit, erase, evade 词根 maci-（瘦）：emaciate, emaciation 后缀 -ated（形容词后缀，表“...的”）：animated, complicated
与长期缺乏营养导致的消瘦直接相关
长期饥饿是造成极度瘦弱的常见原因
大范围食物短缺可引发大面积消瘦现象
慢性疾病常使人体重下降、身体虚弱
描述因消瘦而整体变得脆弱的身体状态
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