emaciate

由于长期饥饿，那个流浪汉的身体逐渐消瘦虚弱。

After months of starvation, the homeless man started to ___emaciate.

那种罕见的退行性疾病在十八个月里让这位曾经强有力的游泳运动员日渐消瘦。

The rare degenerative condition slowly ___emaciated the once-powerful swimmer over the course of eighteen months.

一场持续三年的干旱让整个牧区的牛群骨瘦如柴，几乎只剩皮包骨。

A three-year drought had ___emaciated the cattle across the entire ranching region to little more than skin and bone.