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能够监测血糖的新芯片

2011-10-15来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. Together, the needles are in a constant cycle of collecting and analyzing the blood of the patient it's attached to.

attach to (使)贴〔系, 粘〕在…上; (使)相关; (使)牵连; (使)依附
例句:He attached labels to his luggage.
他把标签贴在行李上。

2. You won't be able to feel it either according to its inventors, who say it's designed to stay permanently and painlessly in contact with a patient's arm.

in contact with接触
例句:Farm workers frequently come in contact with these insecticides.
农场工人常常接触这些杀虫剂。

3. The team is now in the middle of developing a transmitter which will be able to send an SMS message to a hospital, or to relatives as soon as a patient is at risk of a hypoglycemic attack.

as soon as一经...;立即...;一...就...
例句:Come here as soon as you finish the work.
工作一结束你就到这里来。
at risk有危险
例句:The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.
这疾病在蔓延, 五岁以下的小孩都有危险。

4. The sensors, which are developed using nano-wire technology, will be integrated into the micro-needles, and that offers painless detection of blood glucose, and continuous monitoring of blood glucose.

integrate into与…成为一体
例句:He integrated all their activities into one program.
他把他们的活动都并入一个计划。

5. He says the device being developed here is aimed at ensuring that diabetics are not at risk of fainting, or going into shock, when they're asleep, or alone.

aim at以…为目标
例句:The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

6. If a patient was to wear this 24 hours a day it would be an enormous benefit in terms of understanding the way that their blood glucose responds to what they eat and what they do during the day, and potentially could have a role in perhaps automating the introduction of insulin into the bloodstream, which is the mechanism that is used naturally to moderate blood glucose levels.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句:He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
他对你的工作大加赞扬。
be used to do被用来做……
例句:Zip codes are used to facilitate mail service. 
邮政编码方便了邮递服务。

7. But Teng says that the team hopes the same system can be widened to provide pioneering care applications for people who suffer from heart disease and strokes.

provide for为…提供; 为…作准备
例句:He worked hard to provide for his old age.
他努力工作为养老做准备。
suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨; 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服
例句:You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。