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    amputate

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    am·pu·tate /ˈæmpjəteɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  MHto cut off someone’s arm, leg, finger etc during a medical operation 切除，截（肢） Two of her toes were amputated because of frostbite. 她的两个脚趾因为冻伤被截掉了。 —amputation /ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]    → See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    amputate• He damaged his leg so badly that it had to be amputated.• Eventually, both of Larivee's legs were amputated.• Some are so tormented by the disorder they have demanded that limbs are amputated.• The judge said, when gangrene sets in, the doctor has no choice but to amputate.• Two toes had to be amputated because of frostbite.• Doctors were forced to amputate her right leg, but Jennifer died when a blood clot caused a pulmonary embolism.• Having an arm amputated is not the same as being born with an arm missing.• People in wheelchairs, people with arms amputated or whatever, you know.• Still, there is a way that science has helped to amputate our understanding of the world as a sacred place.• We are having to amputate the arms and legs of three, four and five year olds - without anaesthetic.    Origin amputate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of amputare, from amb- “around” + putare “to cut”
    am·pu·tate verbChineseSyllable
    arm, leg, off finger someone’s cut Corpus to


    amputate
    am‧pu‧tate /ˈæmpjəteɪt, ˈæmpjʊteɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: past participle of amputare, from amb- 'around' + putare 'to cut'
    to cut off someone’s arm, leg, finger etc during a medical operation:
        Two of her toes were amputated because of frostbite.
    —amputation /ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃən, ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]


    am·pu·tateBrE /ˈæmpjuteɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæmpjuteɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they amputate BrE /ˈæmpjuteɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈæmpjuteɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it amputates BrE /ˈæmpjuteɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈæmpjuteɪts/ 🔊past simple amputated BrE /ˈæmpjuteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈæmpjuteɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle amputated BrE /ˈæmpjuteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈæmpjuteɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form amputating BrE /ˈæmpjuteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈæmpjuteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to cut off sb's arm, leg, finger or toe in a medical operation （用外科手术）切断；截（肢）◆He had to have both legs amputated. 他不得不截掉双腿。🔊🔊◆They may have to amputate. 他们可能不得不施行截肢手术。🔊🔊

    amputate, anaesthetic, graft, operation, procedure, scalpel, scrubs, stitch, surgery, transplant

    <titled tranID="25" status="2">Injuries<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>身体损伤</chn></titled>

    Being injured 受伤

    • have a fall/an injury 跌了一跤；受伤
    • receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially BrE) whiplash/a gunshot wound 受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤
    • hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg 伤到脚踝／背／大腿
    • damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin 损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤
    • pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon 拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱
    • sprain/twist your ankle/wrist 扭伤脚踝／手腕
    • break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs 骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折
    • fracture/crack your skull 头盖骨破裂
    • break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth 碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙
    • burst/perforate your eardrum 使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔
    • dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder 使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼
    • bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder 擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀
    • burn/scald yourself/your tongue 烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头
    • bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth) （在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖

    Treating injuries 治疗伤病

    • treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound 给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤
    • examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound 检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤
    • repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage 修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨
    • amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb 截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢
    • put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially NAmE) a Band-Aid™/(BrE) a plaster/a bandage 贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带
    • need/require/put in/ (especially BrE) have (out)/ (NAmE) get (out) stitches 需要缝针；缝针；拆线
    • put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion 涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液
    • have/receive/undergo (BrE) physiotherapy/(NAmE) physical therapy 接受物理疗法
    ▸ am·pu·ta·tion BrE /ˌæmpjuˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæmpjuˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable]