阻碍发育;妨碍生长
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阻碍发育;妨碍生长
to hinder or slow the growth or development of someone or something
现在进行时
Malnutrition is stunting the children's growth.
营养不良正在阻碍孩子们的生长。
一般过去时
The drought stunted the crops.
干旱阻碍了庄稼的生长。
现在完成时
Poor diet has stunted his development.
不良饮食已经阻碍了他的发育。
stunt 是规则动词,意为“阻碍生长或发育”,其 -ing 形式为 stunting;另一义为“表演特技”,但作动词较少见。
Too little sunlight is stunting the growth of these young plants.
阳光太少正在阻碍这些幼苗的生长。
用法提示:stunting 是动词 stunt 的现在分词,与 is 构成现在进行时,表示正在阻碍植物的生长。
The company's strict rules are stunting creativity among its employees.
公司严格的规定正在抑制员工的创造力。
用法提示:stunting 是动词 stunt 的现在分词,与 are 一起构成现在进行时,表示正在抑制创造力的发展。
Cold weather has stunted the growth of the vegetables in our garden.
寒冷的天气已经阻碍了我们花园里蔬菜的生长。
用法提示:stunted 是动词 stunt 的过去分词,与 has 构成现在完成时,说明寒冷天气已经阻碍了蔬菜的生长。
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