emasculate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone or something is emasculated, they have been made weak and ineffective. 削弱; 使无效[表不满]
Left-wing dissidents have been emasculated and marginalized. 左翼持不同政见者已遭削弱并被边缘化。
The company tried to emasculate the unions. 该公司试图削弱工会的力量。
Since Japan's defeat, the military has remained largely emasculated. 自日本战败后，其军队力量已是大势已去。
2. emasculationN-UNCOUNT
...the emasculation of fundamental freedoms. ...对基本自由权利的削弱。
3. V-T If a man is emasculated, he loses his male role, identity, or qualities. 使无男子气[usu passive] [表不满]
No man here is emasculated by his high-achieving wife. 这里的男人并没有被他们强势的妻子削弱其男子气概。
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emasculate /ɪˈmæskjʊˌleɪt/ (emasculating,emasculated,emasculates)
剑桥词典
- formal
to reduce the effectiveness of something
使衰弱；使效力减弱
They were accused of trying to emasculate the report's recommendations . 他们被指责企图贬低报告的可取之处。
formal
to make a man feel less male by taking away his power and confidence
使缺少男子气；使（男人）柔弱
A lot of men would feel emasculated if they stayed at home while their wives went out to work . 如果妻子出去工作而自己呆在家里，很多男人就会感到丧失了男子气概。
biology specialized
to remove the male parts of something
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