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consumptive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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con·sump·tive /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ noun [countable]  MI old-fashioned someone with tuberculosis 肺结核患者consumptive adjective
con·sump·tive nounChineseSyllable


consumptive
consumptive /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ noun [countable]
old-fashioned someone with tuberculosis
—consumptive adjective


con·sump·tiveBrE /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a person who suffers from consumption (= a disease of the lungs) 肺痨(或肺结核)患者 con·sump·tive adjective