Etiolate
vt. 使变青白, 使变苍白\\nvi. 变苍白
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
etiolate
v[Tn]
1 (botany 植) make (a plant) pale through lack of light 使（植物）因缺乏日光而变白
an etiolated seedling 发黄的幼苗.
2 (fml 文) cause (sb) to become pale and weak 使（某人）苍白衰弱
an etiolated adolescent 面黄肌瘦的少年
(fig 比喻) an etiolated society 颓废的社会.
🗣️ 情景例句
We were exposed to the latest theories on child care.
我们接触过有关幻儿保育的最新理论。
What we do willingly is easy.
世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护，似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。