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inanition n. 空虚,营养不足 空虚,营养不足 inanition n 1: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [ synonym: { inanition}, { lassitude}, { lethargy}, { slackness}] 2: exhaustion resulting from lack of foodInanition \ In` a* ni" tion\, n. [ F. inanition, L. inanitio emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf. { Inane}.] The condition of being inane; emptiness; lack of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from lack of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result. [ 1913 Webster] Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. -- Landor. [ 1913 Webster] Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two contrary extremes. -- Burton. [ 1913 Webster]
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