become vestigial
基本解释
- 退化
英汉例句
- The wings of the chicken have become vestigial; it can no longer fly.
鸡的翅膀逐渐退化, 不会在空中飞行了。
《新英汉大辞典》 - Lula has announced that Eletrobrás, a state-controlled electricity company once seen as almost vestigial, should be expanded to become a “Petrobras of the electricity sector”.
卢拉已宣布要将曾经几乎衰退的国有电力公司Eletrobrás扩张为“电力部门的Petrobras”。 - Now that we have a national primary process to select our presidential candidates, the conventions have become vestigial remains of a prior time when candidates were actually selected at them.
FORBES: The Romney Ryan Paired Trade - Rome had, by that time, torn down even the vestigial organs associated with the Republic and had become a full-blooded dictatorial empire.
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