【達人】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 37　The process of ageing 衰老過程

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Lesson 37 The process of ageing 衰老過程

likelihood [?laiklihud] n. 可能性

【擴】possibility 可能性　　probability 可能性

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A: I hope we will succeed this time.

B: It seems there's a great likelihood.

A：希望我們這次能夠成功。

B：看起來可能性很大。

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infant [?inf?nt] n. 嬰兒

【擴】baby 嬰兒

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A: You need to be more careful when you take care of the infant.

B: I will try my best to do it well.

A：照顧嬰兒的時候你要非常小心。

B：我會盡力做好的。

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vulnerable [?v?ln?r?b?l] adj. 脆弱的

【例】He remains vulnerable to any physical attack.

　　　在任何武力攻擊面前他都很脆弱。

imperceptible [?imp??sept?b?l] adj. 感覺不到的

robust [?r?ub?st] adj. 強健的

【派】robustly 粗魯?shù)?

【擴】sturdy 強健的　　able-bodied 強壯的，強健的

【搭】a robust company 一家實力雄厚的公司

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A: That chair is not very robust; don't sit on it.

B: Can you get me another chair instead?

A：那把椅子不結實，別坐它了。

B：你能給我再找一把椅子嗎？

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organism [???ɡ?niz?m] n. 有機體

thermodynamics [?θ??m?udai?n?miks] n. 熱力學

steep [sti?p] adj. 急轉直下的

ageing [?eid?i?] n. 老化

odd [?d] n. 可能性

virtual [?v??t?u?l] adj. 實際上的

【派】virtually 實際上，事實上

【擴】de facto 事實上的，實際上的

【例】The president was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.

　　　這個總統(tǒng)受他妻子的影響是如此之大，以至于他妻子成了這個國家實際上的統(tǒng)治者。

moot [mu?t] adj. 爭論未決的

run-down [?r?n-?daun] adj. 破舊的

friction [?frik??n] n. 摩擦

【擴】rubbing 摩擦　　attrition 摩擦

【搭】family friction 家庭不和

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A: The constant friction between the young couple finally caused divorce.

B: What a pity!

A：小夫妻倆之間經(jīng)常的沖突終于導致了離婚。

B：真遺憾！

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