etiolate
v[Tn]
1 (botany 植) make (a plant) pale through lack of light 使(植物)因缺乏日光而变白
an etiolated seedling 发黄的幼苗.
2 (fml 文) cause (sb) to become pale and weak 使(某人)苍白衰弱
an etiolated adolescent 面黄肌瘦的少年
(fig 比喻) an etiolated society 颓废的社会.
🗣️ 情景例句
I remember you and your wife
我便一直记得你和你太太
Are most people against the proposal?
是多数人都反对这个提议吗?
the young man has a glorious future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him: