castrate

动词

1. 1

   阉割、去势、结扎

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

   大多数公猫在满一岁前就会被阉割。

2. 2

   削弱、使丧失力量比喻

   The amendments effectively castrated the new environmental law.

   这些修正案实际上让新的环保法形同虚设。

3. 3

   删节、删改正式

   Early editions of the novel were castrated by nervous publishers.

   这本小说的早期版本被谨小慎微的出版商大幅删节。