amputate
翻译
截肢, 切除
例句
They had to amputate his leg.
他们不得不截掉他的腿。
The company decided to amputate its failing division.
公司决定砍掉其亏损的部门。
语法模式
((sth.)) 截除（某物） They had to amputate his leg.
近义词
近义词：sever, cut off, remove
词源
源自拉丁语“amputare”，由“ambi-”（周围）和“putare”（修剪）组成。
记忆技巧
想象外科医生把肢体“put away”（放走），即“a-put-ate”。