amputate
/ˈæmpjuteɪt/To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged. 截 (肢)
verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 截肢；切断；删除
To save his life, doctors amputated his legs. 为了救他的命，医生们截去了他的双腿。
后缀: ate
【verb/adjective】 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become
原词: amputate
是通过后缀 【ate】 构成的派生词
am (看作arm) + put (切除) + ate (做) → 切除 (手臂、 腿等)
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- When gangrene set in, his foot have to be amputate. 他的脚生了坏疽，必须解除。
- He lived only hours after the amputation. 他在截肢后只活了几个小时。
- The doctors said they are going to amputate both of my feet. 医生说他们将会切除我的双脚。
- They may have to amputate. 他们可能不得不施行截肢手术。