amputate
verb [transitive, intransitive]- amputate (something)
to cut off somebody’s arm, leg, finger or toe in a medical operation （用外科手术）切断；截（肢） He had to have both legs amputated. 他不得不截掉双腿。 They may have to amputate. 他们可能不得不施行截肢手术。 Her right arm became infected and had to be amputated. 她的右臂感染了，不得不截肢。
Collocations InjuriesTopics Medicinec2Injuries 身体损伤 Being injured 受伤 - have a fall/an injury
跌了一跤；受伤 - receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 - hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
伤到脚踝／背／大腿 - damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 - pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 - sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
扭伤脚踝／手腕 - break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 - fracture/crack your skull
头盖骨破裂 - break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 - burst/perforate your eardrum
使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 - dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼 - bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 - burn/scald yourself/your tongue
烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 - bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病 - treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 - examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 - repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 - amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 - put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 - need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
需要缝针；缝针；拆线 - put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 - have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
接受物理疗法
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAmputate is used with these nouns as the object:- arm
- leg
- limb
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin amputat- ‘lopped off’, from amputare, from am- (for amb- ‘about’) + putare ‘to prune’.