bulimia

/bjuˈlimi.ə/

Meanings

noun

暴食症，神經性暴食症

A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

Examples :

"Sarah's doctor suspects she might have bulimia because she often eats large amounts of food in secret and then exercises excessively or takes laxatives. "

萨拉的医生怀疑她可能患有暴食症，因为她经常偷偷地吃大量食物，然后过度运动或服用泻药来催吐或排泄。

Related Words

disorder noun

/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/

混乱，紊乱，无序。

"After playing the children left the room in disorder."

孩子们玩完之后，房间里一片狼藉。

followed verb

/ˈfɒləʊd/ /ˈfɑloʊd/

跟随，追随，跟从。

"Follow that car!"

跟着那辆车！

chronic noun

/ˈkɹɒnɪk/

大麻，高质量大麻.

"He bought some top-shelf chronic from a dealer. "

他从毒贩那里买了一些顶级的优质大麻。

laxatives noun

/ˈlæksətɪvz/ /ˈlæksədɪvz/

泻药, 通便剂

"My grandmother takes laxatives to help with her digestive issues. "

我奶奶吃泻药来帮助解决她的消化问题。

induced verb

/ɪnˈdjuːst/ /ɪnˈduːst/

诱导，引起，促使

"My friend induced me to try the new spicy noodles, even though I don't usually like spicy food. "

朋友极力劝说我去尝了新的麻辣面，虽然我平时不太喜欢吃辣的。

vomiting verb

/ˈvɒmɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvɑːmɪtɪŋ/

呕吐，吐。

"After eating the spoiled food, she started vomiting. "

吃了那变质的食物后，她开始呕吐了。

extreme noun

/ɛkˈstɹiːm/ /ɪkˈstɹim/

顶点，极致。

"The extreme of the workday was the three-hour meeting. "

工作日最让人崩溃的顶点就是那个长达三小时的会议。

suspects noun

/ˈsʌsˌpɛkts/ /səˈspɛkts/

嫌疑人，疑犯

"The police have three suspects in the bank robbery case. "

警方在银行抢劫案中锁定了三名嫌疑人。

excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

过度地，过分地.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

那份申请表过于复杂了。

overeating verb

/ˌoʊvərˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvəˈriːtɪŋ/

吃太多，暴饮暴食

"He was overeating at lunch, and now he feels very uncomfortable. "

他午饭吃太多了，现在感觉很不舒服。

exercises noun

/ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz/ /ˈɛksɚsaɪzɪz/

练习，训练。

"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."

老师告诉我们，下一个练习是写一篇作文。

characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

刻画，描绘，丑化。

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

老师把那个学生描绘成课堂上的捣乱分子。