castrated

• 指动物被切除生殖器官（睾丸或卵巢），从而失去生殖能力；也可比喻为被剥夺力量、活力或效力的事物。

Describes an animal that has had its reproductive organs removed; can also be used metaphorically to describe something that has been deprived of its power or vitality.

1. Surgically removed reproductive organsC1formal

   Describes an animal or person that has had their testicles or ovaries surgically removed.

   阉割的

   • The castrated male cat is less aggressive.
   • Farmers often keep castrated animals for meat production.
   • A castrated horse is called a gelding.

   同义词alteredemasculatedfixedgeldedneuteredsterilizedunsexed

• 指切除雄性动物或人的睾丸；也指使某事物失去力量或效力。

A verb meaning to remove the testicles of a male animal or human, or to render something powerless or ineffective.

1. Remove testiclesC1formalmedical

   To surgically remove the testicles of a male animal or human.

   阉割

   • The veterinarian castrated the stallion to calm its temperament.
   • Farmers often castrate young bulls to make them easier to handle.
   • In some cultures, male slaves were castrated to serve as eunuchs.

   同义词altercaponizedesexemasculatefixgeldneuterunman

2. Remove ovariesC1formalmedical

   To surgically remove the ovaries of a female animal.

   切除卵巢

   • The vet castrated the female cat to prevent unwanted litters.
   • Spaying is the common term for castrating a female dog.
   • Castrating female livestock can improve meat quality.

   同义词spay

3. Deprive of strength or vigorC2formal

   To weaken or render something ineffective, often by removing its essential power.

   削弱

   • The new regulations effectively castrated the agency's authority.
   • Censorship can castrate the creative spirit of an artist.
   • The amendment castrated the original bill's intended impact.

   同义词crippledebilitateemasculateenervateimpairneutralizesapweaken

   反义词empowerfortifyinvigoratestrengthen

4. Edit by omitting or modifying partsC2formal

   To remove or alter parts of a text or performance considered offensive or indelicate.

   删改

   • The publisher castrated the novel by removing all explicit scenes.
   • The film was castrated for its television broadcast.
   • Historians criticized the castrated version of the diary.

   同义词blue-pencilcensorclean upexpurgate