atrophy

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæt.ɹə.fi/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

(intransitive) To wither or waste away. / (transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

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If you don't use those muscles, they will atrophy over time.

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意味（1）

(intransitive) To wither or waste away.

The M10 highway looks normal enough at the southern limits of St. Petersburg, but then, with a jolt, it begins to atrophy. For the next 430 miles the surface of the highway, while paved, varies from corduroy to jaw-rattling patchwork.

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意味（2）

(transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion

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atrophies （ present singular third-person ）

atrophying （ participle present ）

atrophied （ participle past ）

atrophied （ past ）