unstrengthened
unstrengthened — 動詞
- unstrengthenedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- unstrengtheneds3rd person singular
- unstrengtheneding-ing form
- unstrengthenededpast simple
1. to drain the bodily power or structural soundness from a person, creature, or ob
削弱
使失去力量或強度的古語動詞
to drain the bodily power or structural soundness from a person, creature, or object, leaving it unable to bear strain, weight, or wear
The fever unstrengthened Marta until she could barely lift a spoon.
發燒削弱了 Marta，讓她幾乎連湯匙都舉不起來。
transitive: unstrengthen + [person]
Months of hunger unstrengthened the garrison before the final assault began.
數月的飢餓削弱了守軍，最終攻擊開始時他們已無力抵抗。
transitive: unstrengthen + [group]
Damp rot had unstrengthened the oak beams that held up the chapel roof.
潮濕腐爛早已削弱了支撐小教堂屋頂的橡木樑柱。
The long winter unstrengthened the old mare, and she stumbled often.
漫長的冬天削弱了那匹老母馬，她常常踉蹌。
The fortress walls were unstrengthened by years of rain and neglect.
多年的雨水和疏忽削弱了堡壘的城牆。
- weaken
the modern standard equivalent, used in all registers
- enfeeble
formal and somewhat dated; shares the old-fashioned tone
- debilitate
focuses on sapping vigour, especially from illness or exhaustion
- strengthen
the direct opposite; common in all registers
- fortify
implies reinforcing against attack or strain
文法句型
unstrengthen + [person/thing]
用法筆記
An archaic verb, now obsolete in modern English. It appears mainly in texts written before 1800. The modern equivalent is weaken.