Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.
英漢詞典釋義
n.
沒有胃口,厭食,(尤指)神經性食欲缺乏
Anorexia can creep up on young girls when they least expect it.年輕女子可能在最沒有防備的情況下患上厭食癥。Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase.據報告,厭食癥和其他飲食方面的功能紊亂發生率正在不斷增長。Anorexia is a common eating disorder.厭食是一種常見的飲食紊亂癥。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite