atrophy

noun

1. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

Synonym: withering

2. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Synonym: wastingwasting away

verb

1. undergo atrophy

e.g. Muscles that are not used will atrophy

1. （肌肉或身体其他部分）萎缩
If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.

e.g. Scott's muscle atrophied, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame...
斯科特的肌肉萎缩,一条腿发育不完全，成了个瘸子。
e.g. Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.
病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。

2. （事物的尺寸、程度、影响力等由于不使用或未受到保护而）变小，退化
If something atrophies, its size, degree, or effectiveness decreases because it is not used or protected.

e.g. If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy...
如果你老不用脑，那么这一特殊才能就会退化。
e.g. Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.
很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。

1. 萎缩, 萎缩症：anthology 诗选, 文选 | atrophy 萎缩, 萎缩症 | trophy 战利品, 奖品

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2. 萎缩 萎縮; 減縮現象：atrio 火口原,锥间谷 火山口源 Y | atrophy 萎缩 萎縮; 減縮現象 Y | attractant 引诱剂 誘引物質 Y

3. 萎縮;減縮現象：atrio lake 火山口湖 | atrophy 萎縮;減縮現象 | attached algae 附著藻