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A former British Deputy Prime Minister John Presccot has revealed that he suffered from the eating disorder¹ bulimia.He said he ate to deal with the stress of the job.With the details,here is Ross Hawkings.

"Shame and embarrassments² stopped him talking about his condition in the past,"John Presccot said.But now he's given a detailed³ account of his struggle with bulimia.He ate to deal with the stress of his job when Labour came into power in 1997."Things got on top of him,"he said,and he took refuge in food."It was his wife Pauling who noticed food was going missing,soon he had a problem and persuaded him to seek medical help.He says he hopes his revelation will encourage young women who suffer from bulimia to seek treatment.

1 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

2 embarrassments   

n.尴尬( embarrassment的名词复数 )；难堪；局促不安；令人难堪或耻辱的事

参考例句：

• But there have been many embarrassments along the way. 但是一路走来已经是窘境不断。 来自互联网
• The embarrassments don't stop there. 让人难受的事情还没完。 来自互联网

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。