精读topic4Digital Healthcare----Day 14

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1wearable

Clothes that are wearable areeasytowearbecause they arecomfortable,acceptablein mostsocialsituations, andlookattractiveincombinationwith otherclothes.

(服饰)舒适的,实用的,适宜穿戴的

Unlike a lot of women'sfashionmagazines, itfeaturesclothesthat are

bothaffordableand wearable.与很多女性时尚杂志不一样,它介绍的衣服既不太贵又适宜穿戴。

2cardiac

arrestaconditionin which theheartstopsbeating心脏停搏

He died ofcardiacarrestafter snorting cocaine.他死于吸食可卡因之后的心脏停搏。

The

major factors causing death are electrolyte imbalance and dehydration, leading

tocardiac arrest.引起死亡的主要原因是电解质的不平衡和脱水,导致心脏停搏

3cardiopulmonaryresuscitation

relatingto theheartandlungs:

cardiopulmonaryresuscitation

a cardiopulmonarybypass

4manifestation

[C]asignof somethingexistingorhappening

显示;表明

Sheclaimedthat theriseinunemploymentwas just afurthermanifestationofthegovernment'sincompetence.她声称失业率上升进一步表明了政府的无能。

[U]appearance

表现;显现

Unlikeacidrainordeforestation,globalwarminghas novisiblemanifestation.不同于酸雨和森林砍伐,全球变暖并没有明显可见的表现。

5soar

[I usually +

adv/prep]toriseveryquicklyto a highlevel

猛增,骤升

Allnightlongfireworkssoared into

thesky.整个晚上焰火不断地升入高空。

Temperatures will soar over theweekend, say theweatherforecasters.天气预报员说,周末气温会骤升至80多华氏度。

Housepricessoared afurther20percent.房价又蹿升了20%。

C2[T]toreachagreatheight

升至(很高的高度),高达

Thehighestpeakin therangesoars

15,771feetinto thesky.这一山脉的最高峰高耸入云,海拔达15771英尺。

toreachagreatheight

升至(很高的高度),高达

Thehighestpeakin therangesoars

15,771feetinto thesky.这一山脉的最高峰高耸入云,海拔达15771英尺。

6readier

adj.

准备就绪的(

ready的比较级);

1已完成;(思维)敏捷的;乐意的;

[例句]Amongthe Europeans, only Britain and Italy seem readier for a morerobust involvement.

在欧洲国家中,只有英国和意大利比较支持更有力的介入行动

7genomic

seauencing

[词典]

[医]基因组测序;

[例句]Bisulphitegenomicsequencingis a widely used technique for detailed analysis of the

methylation status of a region ofDNA.

亚硫酸氢盐基因组测序是详细分析一个区域的DNA甲基化状态的一种广泛使用的技术。

8deridedfor(smartphone game)

tolaughat someone or something in a way thatshowsyouthinkthey arestupidor of novalue

嘲笑,讥笑

He derided mysingingaspathetic.他嘲笑说我的歌声不堪入耳。

Thisbuilding,oncederided bycritics, is now amajortouristattraction.这座曾被评论家嘲笑的建筑如今已成为一处主要的旅游景点。

9hedge

alineofbushesorsmalltreesplantedveryclosetogether,especiallyalong theedgeof agarden,field, orroad

(尤指花园、田块或马路边缘的)树篱

aprivethedge女贞树篱

a way ofprotecting,controlling, orlimitingsomething

保护(或控制、限制)手段

She'd made someoverseasinvestmentsas a hedgeagainstrisinginflationin thiscountry.在海外有一些投资,可以抵消该国不断上升的通货膨胀所带来的损失。

[T +

adv/prep,usually passive]tolimitsomethingseverely

严格限制

We've gotpermission, but it's hedgedabout/around

withstrictconditions.我们得到了许可,但却有严格的限制条件。

[I]totrytoavoidgiving anansweror taking anyaction

避免答复;拐弯抹角;回避

Stop hedging andtellme what you

reallythink.别再拐弯抹角了,告诉我你的真实想法。

10blockbuster

abookorfilmthat is verysuccessful

(尤指因内容精彩而)非常成功的书(或影片)

a blockbustermovie/novel电影大片/风靡一时的小说

11insulin

ahormonein thebodythatcontrolstheamountofsugarin theblood

胰岛素

She has to have insulininjectionsfor herdiabetes.她因患有糖尿病必须注射胰岛素。

12lucrative

(especiallyof abusiness,job, oractivity)producinga lot ofmoney

(尤指生意、职位或活动)赚钱的,盈利的

Themergerprovedto be very

lucrative for bothcompanies.事实证明,这次兼并使两家公司都获利丰厚。

13mammogram

anX-rayphotographof thebreasts乳房X光片

14theboldestvisions

notfrightenedofdanger

勇敢的,无畏的

She was a bold andfearlessclimber.她是一位勇敢无畏的登山者。

Thenewspapermade the

boldmove/took the boldstepofpublishingthenamesof the meninvolved.该报采取大胆行动,将有关人员的名字都公布了出来。

strongincolourorshape, and verynoticeableto theeye

醒目的;显着的;色彩艳丽的;轮廓清晰的

Theypaintedthekitchenin boldcolours.他们用于粉刷厨房的油漆色彩鲜艳——有绯红色、紫红色和蓝色。

in bold (type/print)

printedinthickdarkletters

以黑体,以粗体

Thissentenceisprintedin bold.这个句子是用黑体印刷的。

notshy,especiallyin a way thatshowsnorespect

冒昧的;鲁莽的;放肆的

He was a bold anddefiantlittleboy.他是一个又冒失又不听话的小男孩。

15mole

asmallmammalthat isalmostblind, hasdarkfur, andlivesinpassagesthat itdigsunderground鼹鼠

asmall,darkspotorlump(=raisedarea)on a person'sskin

apersonwhoworksfor anorganizationorgovernmentand secretly givesinformationtoitscompetitororenemy内奸

A mole inside the Department

hadleakedsecretproposalsto thepress.交通部一内部人士向媒体泄露了秘密计划。

16contraceptive

any ofvariousdevicesordrugsintendedtopreventpregnancy

避孕用具;避孕药

Theclinicprovidesafreesupplyof contraceptives

uponrequest.该诊所可以免费提供避孕药具。

17menopause

thetimein a woman'slifewhen shegraduallystopshavingperiods(=bloodflowfrom heruteruseachmonth)

绝经,绝经期;更年期

Most womengo throughmenopause(ukalsothe menopause)

between theagesof 45 and 55.大多数妇女在40岁至55岁之间经历更年期。

18onerous

difficultto do orneedinga lot ofeffort

繁重的;麻烦的;艰巨的

the oneroustaskoffindingapeacefulsolution寻找和平解决方案的艰巨任务

Shefoundthedutiesofmotherhoodonerous.

19upheaval

agreatchange,especiallycausingorinvolvingmuchdifficulty,activity, ortrouble

激变;动荡;剧变

Yesterday'scoupbroughtfurtherupheaval to

acountryalreadystrugglingwithfamine.昨天的军事政变使这个正在饥荒中挣扎的国家更加动荡不安。

I'm notsureit'sworththe upheaval

ofmovingtogainjust a little

morespace.

20stalk

themainstemof aplant, or thenarrowstemthatjoinsleaves,flowers, orfruitto themainstemof aplant

(植物的)茎,杆;(叶或果实的)柄,蒂;(花)梗

Shetrimmedthe stalks of

thetulipsbefore putting

them in avase.她修剪了一下郁金香的花梗,然后把它们插进了花瓶。

anarrowstructurethatsupportsapartof thebodyin someanimals

(某些动物的)肉柄,肉茎

Theeyesofshrimpsare onmovablestalks.虾的眼睛长在能够活动的肉柄上。

tofollowananimalorpersonascloselyaspossiblewithout beingseenorheard, usually inordertocatchorkillthem

跟踪,悄悄地靠近(猎物或人)

Thepolicehad been stalking

the woman for aweekbefore theyarrestedher.警方逮捕那个女人之前已经跟踪了她一个星期。

[I or T]to illegallyfollowandwatchsomeone over aperiodoftime

(在一段时期内)非法跟踪骚扰(通常指女性)

He had stalked her for severalmonthsbefore he

wasarrested.

He wasarrestedfor stalking.他因跟踪骚扰女性而被捕。

[T]literaryIf somethingunpleasantstalks aplace, itappearsthere in athreateningway.

(令人不快的事)笼罩

Whennightfalls,dangerstalks thestreetsof thecity.夜幕降临之后,该市的大街小巷危机四伏。

towalkin anangryorproudway

怒气冲冲地走;趾高气扬地走

Sherefusedtoacceptthat she

waswrongand stalkedfuriouslyout oftheroom.她拒绝承认自己的错误,怒气冲冲地走出了房间。

21materialise

If anobjectmaterializes, itappearssuddenly.

突然出现

Suddenly alorryappearedinfrontof her - itseemedto materialize

out ofnowhere.一辆卡车突然出现在她面前——好似是从地下冒出来的。

If anideaorhopematerializes, itbecomesreal.

实现,成为现实

She waspromisedapromotionbut itnevermaterialized.他们许诺会给她升职,但却从未兑现过。

Herhopesofbecomingapainternevermaterialized.她当画家的愿望一直未实现。


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