bulimic
adjective uk/bʊˈlɪm.ɪk/ us/buːˈliːm.ɪk/
有贪食症的
suffering from bulimia (= a mental illness in which someone eats too much and then intentionally vomits), or relating to this illness
She said she was bulimic up to the age of 36. 她说直到36岁她都一直有贪食症。
a bulimic pattern of overeating followed by purging 吃得过多接着催泄的贪食症行为特征
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- She was a champion swimmer but she also became bulimic.
- One of my son's friends told me that my son was bulimic.
- Many bulimic adults will recover.
- Magazines are blamed for everything from sexual promiscuity to bulimic behaviour.
bulimic
noun [ C ] uk/bʊˈlɪm.ɪk/ us/buːˈliːm.ɪk/
贪食症患者
a person who suffers from bulimia (= a mental illness in which someone eats too much and then intentionally vomits)
a recovering bulimic 复原中的贪食症患者
See: bulimia
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- I was a bulimic at age 16.
- A bulimic may have puffy cheeks because of swollen salivary glands.
- He was a bulimic who saved his life by joining Overeaters Anonymous.
- Bulimia can be hard to catch because many bulimics are a normal weight.