| 单词 | castrate |
| 释义 | castrate —castration, n. —castrator, n. /kas"trayt/, v. , castrated, castrating, n. v.t. 1. to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld. 2. to remove the ovaries of. 3. Psychol. to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, esp. by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity. 4. to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken: Without those ten new submarines, our navy will be castrated. n. 5. a castrated person or animal. [1605-15; < L castratus ptp. of castrare to geld, equiv. to castr- geld + -atus -ATE1] |
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