词汇 | emasculate |
释义 | emasculate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: emasculate (verb) emasculate /ɪˈmæskjəˌleɪt/ verb emasculates; emasculated; emasculating emasculate /ɪˈmæskjəˌleɪt/ verb emasculates; emasculated; emasculating Learner's definition of EMASCULATE [+ object] 1 : to make (a man) feel less masculine : to deprive (a man) of his male strength, role, etc.使无男子气概;使(男人)柔弱 He plays the role of a meek husband who has been emasculated by his domineering wife.他是个温顺的丈夫,被他那专横的妻子弄得连男子气概都没有了。 2 : to make (something) weaker or less effective削弱;使无力;使失去效力 Critics charged that this change would emasculate the law.批评者指责这一改变会削弱法律效力。 — emasculation /ɪˌmæskjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [noncount] |
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