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切断,删除

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amputate \Am"pu*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amputated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Amputating}.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb-
   + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See
   {Putative}.]
   1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.

   2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the
      body). --Wiseman.

资料来源 : WordNet®

amputate
     v : remove surgically; "amputate limbs" [syn: {cut off}]