释义 |
▪ I. stunting, vbl. n.1|ˈstʌntɪŋ| [f. stunt v.1 + -ing1.] The action of the verb.
1835Ure Philos. Manuf. 23 That cramping of the faculties,..that stunting of the frame,..cannot..occur under the equable distribution of industry. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 134 The chief question is the degree of bony deformity or stunting of structure which will remain. 1911Daily News 3 May 3 The man whose education has been years of ‘herding’ in gigantic classes..often has suffered from intellectual stunting. ▪ II. stunting, vbl. n.2 see stunt v.3 ▪ III. stunting, ppl. a.1|ˈstʌntɪŋ| [f. stunt v.1 + -ing2.] That stunts.
1902R. Bagot Donna Diana xx. 246 The atmosphere of ecclesiastical Rome is heavy—stagnant—stunting to all intellectual growth. 1907A. C. Benson Altar Fire 176 It is this ethical prudence which is always..pulling up the plant to see how it grows, which is the weakening and the stunting thing. ▪ IV. stunting, ppl. a.2 see stunt v.3 |