stunted

英 ['stʌntɪd] 美 ['stʌntɪd]

• adj. 发育不良的；矮小的
• 动词stunt的过去式和过去分词形式.

英英释义

Adjective:

1. inferior in size or quality;

   "scrawny cattle"
   "scrubby cut-over pine"
   "old stunted thorn trees"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Other symptoms can include stunted growth and a ferret like facial appearance.
   其他症状包括发育不良和出现鼬样的面部表情。
2. The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished.
   这些孩子发育迟缓表明他们营养不良。
3. They are frail and stunted in growth averaging only about 5 feet in height.
   他们长得脆弱矮小平均身高大约只有5英尺。

经典引文

• A stunted rambling rose that never bloomed.

  出自： B. Bainbridge

• Without..spiritual nourishment, our souls remain stunted and undeveloped.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• stunt 特技
• stunted growth 矮化生长,生长萎缩...
• stunted brushwood 矮小灌木

近反义词

【近义词】

• abortive 失败的
• underdeveloped 发育不全的
• undersized 尺寸不足的
• small 小的
• little 小的
• short 短的
• diminutive 小的
• scrawny 瘦的
• scrubby 褴褛的