| 单词 | anemic |
| 释义 | anemic (once / 7453 pages) adj Sometimes you can tell just from looking at someone's pale face and lips that they're anemic. If you're anemic, your body has a shortage of healthy red blood cells. Often when someone's diagnosed as being anemic, they're counseled to eat more foods that contain iron, which can help rebuild the red blood cells in their body. Besides looking pale, an anemic person is often tired and weak. Another, non-medical, meaning of anemic is simply "lacking in vitality or energy." Both meanings come originally from the Greek anaimia, "lack of blood." The British spelling of anemic is anaemic. WORD FAMILYanemic: anemia, anemically+/anemia: anemias USAGE EXAMPLESPitch 2 was an anemic office prank: a woman surprised by a screen saver of a camel. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) An owner’s mind-set governed by a sense of insurgency and a front-line obsession is what’s needed to turn America’s anemic recovery into a turbocharged one. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) The key policy interest rate is negative but corporate investment in factories and equipment remains anemic. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1adj relating to anemia or suffering from anemia Syn anaemic 2adj lacking vigor or energy an anemic attempt to hit the baseball Syn anaemic weak wanting in physical strength |
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