amputate
amputate — 動詞
- amputatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- amputateshe / she / it
- amputatedpast simple
- amputating-ing form
1. to surgically remove a damaged limb or digit when it is so badly injured, infect
截肢
以外科手術切除壞死或受傷的肢體
to surgically remove a damaged limb or digit when it is so badly injured, infected, or diseased that it cannot be saved — for example, a foot with gangrene or a hand crushed in an accident.
After the car accident, the doctors had to amputate Gabriel's left leg below the knee.
車禍發生後，醫生不得不將 Gabriel 的左腿從膝蓋以下截肢。
transitive: amputate + body part + location
The surgeon warned Mira that she might need her infected toe amputated if the antibiotics failed.
外科醫生警告 Mira，如果抗生素沒效，她可能需要把那根感染的腳趾截掉。
passive: have + body part + amputated
Because the frostbite had destroyed all the tissue, the doctors amputated three of Diego's fingers.
由於凍傷已經破壞了所有組織，醫生截掉了 Diego 的三根手指。
The veterinary surgeon amputated the dog's front leg after the bone cancer spread beyond control.
獸醫把那隻狗的前腿截掉了，因為骨癌已經擴散到無法控制。
animal patient: veterinary use of amputate
During the war, field medics often had to amputate soldiers' limbs without proper anaesthesia.
戰爭期間，戰地醫護人員常常得在沒有適當麻醉的情況下為士兵截肢。
- amputate a limb
- amputate a leg / finger / toe / foot / hand / arm
- amputate below the knee
- amputate above the elbow
- have a limb amputated
- amputate without delay
文法句型
amputate + body part
have + body part + amputated
用法筆記
The object of amputate is always the body part being removed, not the person. Use have + body part + amputated to describe the patient's experience (e.g. 'She had her leg amputated'). Unlike cut off, amputate specifically refers to a medical procedure performed by a qualified surgeon.