英语单词：amputate

音标：/ˈæmpjʊteɪt/

词性：动词

基本释义：

切除（肢体或部分肢体）；截肢：指由于严重受伤或疾病需要切除肢体的部分或全部。

削减或限制：比喻意义上指某些部分的减少或切除。

读音：

英式发音：[ˈæmpjʊteɪt]

美式发音：[ˈæmpjʊˌteɪt]

用法：

amputate 是一个及物动词，通常用于描述医疗手术，特别是当必须切除肢体某部分时。它也可以用来比喻地描述某些部分的删除或去除。

amputate 一般后接名词，通常是指肢体部位，如 "leg"（腿）或 "arm"（手臂）。

例句：

After the accident, the doctors had to amputate his leg to save his life.
事故后，医生不得不截掉他的腿以挽救他的生命。

The surgeon decided to amputate the infected part of the arm.
外科医生决定截去手臂受感染的部分。

Due to the severity of the disease, the patient was forced to amputate his finger.
由于病情严重，病人不得不截掉他的手指。

The doctor explained that they might have to amputate if the wound became gangrenous.
医生解释说，如果伤口变得有坏死，他可能不得不进行截肢手术。

The soldier was amputated after stepping on a landmine.
这名士兵在踩到地雷后被截肢。

He tried to save his foot, but the infection was too severe, and they had to amputate.
他试图挽救他的脚，但感染太严重，他们不得不截肢。

The amputation of the leg was a difficult decision but necessary for survival.
截肢腿部是一个艰难的决定，但为了生存是必要的。

They had to amputate the limb in order to prevent the spread of infection.
为了防止感染扩散，他们不得不截去四肢。

The accident left him with a permanent disability after they had to amputate his arm.
事故让他永远残疾，因为他们不得不截掉他的手臂。

After his leg was amputated, he learned to walk with a prosthetic.
他的腿被截肢后，他学会了用假肢行走。

短语搭配：

amputate a limb – 截肢

amputate a leg – 截腿

amputate an arm – 截臂

be forced to amputate – 被迫截肢

amputate due to infection – 因感染截肢

surgeon amputates – 外科医生截肢

总结：单词 "amputate" 是与医疗和外科手术相关的动词，指截肢或切除身体某部分。它通常用于描述因伤病或感染等原因不得不进行的手术。