constipate

英 ['kɒnstɪ,peɪt] 美
  • vt. 使迟钝;使便秘
  • vi. 便秘;呆滞

英文词源


constipate (v.)
1530s, in part a back-formation from constipation, in part from Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare (see constipation). Earlier as an adjective (early 15c.); an earlier verb in this sense was constipen (late 14c.). Related: Constipated; constipating.

双语例句


1. These foods tend to constipate you.
这些食物会让你便秘.

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