castrate

動詞

1. 1

   閹割、去勢、結紮

   Most male cats are castrated before they reach one year old.

   大多數公貓在滿一歲前就會被閹割。

2. 2

   削弱、使喪失力量比喻

   The amendments effectively castrated the new environmental law.

   這些修正案實際上讓新的環保法形同虛設。

3. 3

   刪節、刪改正式

   Early editions of the novel were castrated by nervous publishers.

   這本小說的早期版本被謹小慎微的出版商大幅刪節。