1VERB (肌肉或身体其他部分)萎缩 If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness. (肌肉或身体其他部分)萎缩 [formal]
Scott's muscle atrophied, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame. [VERB]
斯科特的肌肉萎缩,一条腿发育不完全,成了个瘸子。
Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool. [VERB-ed]
...exercises to avoid jelling and atrophy of cartilage.
防止软骨硬化和萎缩而进行的锻炼
2VERB (事物的尺寸、程度、影响力等由于不使用或未受到保护而)变小,退化 If something atrophies, its size, degree, or effectiveness decreases because it is not used or protected. (事物的尺寸、程度、影响力等由于不使用或未受到保护而)变小,退化 [formal]
If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy. [VERB]
如果你老不用脑,那么这一特殊才能就会退化。
Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system. [VERB-ed]