senile的意思|示意

美 / ˈsi:naɪl / 英 / ˈsiˌnaɪl, ˈsɛnˌaɪl /

adj. 高龄的;老衰的;高龄所致的

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senile的用法详解

Senile是形容词,意思是“老年的,老化的”,指人的头脑变得混乱,有时可能表示智力减退,其表达的主要是指老年人的智力能力减退。例如:

My grandfather is senile now. 我祖父现在已经老晕了。

The senile person can't remember the name of her best friend. 老年人记不起她最好朋友的名字了。

Senile可以直接修饰人,也可以用来修饰人体细胞,表示它们变得比正常年轻时候更脆弱,更容易受到病毒、肿瘤细胞等损害。例如:

Senile cells are more sensitive to viruses and tumor cells. 老化的细胞对病毒和肿瘤细胞更为敏感。

此外,senile也可以用来形容一件物品变老,表示它的品质下降、磨损增加。例如:

The chair was so senile that it was almost breaking. 这把椅子太老旧了,几乎都要坏掉了。

senile相关短语

1、 senile dementia [医]老年性痴呆

2、 senile plaque 老年斑;老人斑

senile相关例句

His mind is going , ie He is becoming senile.

他心智日衰.

辞典例句

I may be senescent, but I'm not yet senile.

我有点显老了, 但还没有老得不中用.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Suppose that we quicken the tempo of human life till men are senile at thirty.

假定我们就是要加速人生的速度,使得人满三十就衰老.

英汉文学

Methods Clinical data of 43 senile spontaneous pneumothorax were analyzed retrospectively.

方法回顾性分析43例老年性气胸的临床资料.

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I think she's going senile .

我想她是衰老了。

牛津词典

Objective: To more effectively treat senile pulmonary infectious diseases and more rationally use antimicrobial drugs.

目的: 探讨有效的治疗老年人肺部感染性疾病的方法和抗菌药物的合理应用.

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