stunted

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v check the growth or development of
v perform a stunt or stunts
s inferior in size or quality

a. 成长受妨碍的, 发育不良的
[医] 发育障碍的, 短小的

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使用频率

stunted 是由词根 stunt 加上过去分词后缀 -ed 组成。“stunt”表示“阻碍生长、发育”，而 -ed 表示状态或结果，结合起来表示“生长受阻的状态”。

例句

1. The plant grew stunted because it did not receive enough sunlight.

这棵植物因为没有得到足够的阳光而生长得很矮小。

2. His growth was stunted due to poor nutrition during childhood.

由于童年时期营养不良，他的生长受到了限制。

3. The economy remains stunted after years of instability.

经过多年的不稳定，经济依然停滞不前。