stunted growth

基本解释

Damage may result in stunted growth and sometimes death of the plant.
其危害可能會阻礙植物的生長，有時還會導致植物死亡。
Infected maize crops have wrinkled leaves, no cobs at all and generally stunted growth.
受感染的玉米葉子起皺、根本沒有玉米穗軸，而且通常生長遲滯。
In some sub-Saharan African countries, for example Burundi and Madagascar, about half the children have stunted growth because of they do not have access to an appropriate diet.
在許多撒哈拉以南的非洲國家，例如佈隆迪和馬達加斯加，有二分之一的兒童因爲飢餓而導致身躰發育遲緩。

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