etiolate

英[\'i:t???le?t]
美[\'it?r?le?t]

基本釋義

vt.
使變青白，使變蒼白

詞性變化

英英釋義

Verb

  • 1. make weak by stunting the growth or development of

  • 2. bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

  • 3. make pale or sickly;

    "alcohol etiolates your skin"

Adjective

  • 1. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light;

    "etiolated celery"

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