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烟瘾过重 增加患肾癌的风险

2011-05-05来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. cigarette n. 纸烟, 香烟
例句:I like having cigarette with my drink.
我喝酒时喜欢抽烟。

2. deadly adj. 致死的, 致命的
例句:The shock was deadly to him.
这次打击对他是致命的。

3. kidney n肾, 肾脏
例句:She got a very dangerous disease of kidneys.
她得了一种很危险的肾病。

4. exaggerate v. 夸大, 夸张
例句:She always exaggerates when she tells something she's done.
每当她谈及自己所做的事时, 她总是言过其实。

5. inhale v. 吸入
例句:Don't inhale dust into your lung.
别把灰尘吸进肺里。

6. indigestion n. 消化不良
例句:A food that is too fatty may cause indigestion.
过于油腻的食物会引起消化不良。

7. undergo vt. 经历,经受(变化、不快的事等)
例句:The explorers had to undergo much suffering.
探险者不得不忍受很多困苦。

8. non-smoker n. 不吸烟的人
例句:I suppose that you are a non-drinker and non-smoker .
我猜你不喝酒不抽烟。

9. odds n. 可能性, 机会
例句:The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.
她获胜的机会是五比一。

10. quit vt. 停止
例句:My father has quit smoking.
我父亲已戒烟了。

11. survival n. 幸存, 生存
例句:The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.
医生告诉我的妻子, 说我活下去的可能性只有50%。

12. by-product n. 副产品,意外结果, 副作用
例句:Poverty is a by-product of greed.
贫穷是贪婪的一个副产品。

13. malignant adj. (疾病)恶性的; 极危险的; 致命的
例句:He was died of a malignant tumour.
他死于恶性肿瘤。