eti·o·late /ˈitiəˌlet/
(vt.)使變青白,使變蒼白(vi.)變蒼白
eti·o·late /ˈɪtɪəˌlet/ 及物動詞
黃化,褪色,變白,萎黃
E·ti·o·late v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.]
1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
2. Med. To become pale through disease or absence of light.
E·ti·o·late, v. t.
1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
2. Med. To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
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E·ti·o·late E·ti·o·la·ted, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.
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etiolate
adj : (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by
being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: etiolated,
blanched]
v 1: make weak by stunting the growth or development of
2: bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant)
by excluding sunlight
3: make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"