maceration

• 名词，指通过浸泡在液体中使物质软化或分解的过程，也指因饥饿或疾病导致的极度消瘦或衰竭状态。

A noun referring to the process of softening or breaking down a substance by soaking it in a liquid, or to a state of extreme thinness or emaciation resulting from starvation or disease.

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1. Softening by soakingC1formal

   The process of softening or breaking down a substance by soaking it in a liquid, often used in cooking or biology.

   浸泡软化

   • The maceration of fruit in alcohol is used to make liqueurs.
   • In biology, maceration helps separate tissues for study.
   • The chef used maceration to soften the dried herbs.

   同义词soakingsoftening

   反义词desiccationhardeningsolidification

2. Extreme thinnessC2formal

   A state of being extremely thin or emaciated, often due to starvation or disease.

   极度消瘦

   • The patient's maceration was a result of prolonged illness.
   • Chronic malnutrition led to severe maceration in the population.
   • The doctor noted signs of maceration in the undernourished child.

   同义词boninessemaciationgauntnessskinninessthinnesswasting

   反义词corpulencefleshinessobesityplumpness