macerate
英 ['mæsəreɪt]
- vt. 把…浸软；使…消瘦
- vi. 浸软；消瘦
英英释意
- 1. separate into constituents by soaking
- 2. become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking;
- "the tissue macerated in the water"
- 3. soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result;
- "macerate peaches"
- "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
- 4. cause to grow thin or weak;
- "The treatment emaciated him"