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乳腺癌新疗法的前景充满希望

2011-12-19来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. spare vt. 省去, 免除
例句:The doctor tried to spare him from pain.
医生尽力使他免受痛苦。

2. disfigure vt. 损毁…的外形, 使变丑
例句:He was badly disfigured by the accident.
事故使他严重毁容。

3. opt vi. 选择, 挑选
例句:What courses are most students opting for?
多数学生选什么课程?

4. removal n. 移走, 脱掉
例句:After the removal of the soup, fish was served.
汤撤去后, 鱼就上来了。

5. originate vi. 起源于, 来自, 产生
例句:His book originated from a short story.
他的书是根据一个短篇小说撰写的。

6. eliminate vt. 排除,消除,消灭
例句:Our goal is to eliminate poverty.
我们的目标是消灭贫困。

7.  concentrate v. 集中, 聚集, 使…集中(或集合、聚集)
例句:The general decided to concentrate his forces near the capital.
这位将军决定把他的部队集中在首都附近。

8. cancerous adj. 癌的;像癌的;恶性肿瘤的
例句:He had a cancerous growth on his lung.
他的肺上长了个恶性肿瘤。

9. administer vt.管理, 支配;给予;执行, 实施
例句:The doctor administered some medicines to his patient.
医生给了他的病人一些药。

10. estimate v. 估计; 评价, 评估
例句:The gardener estimated that it would take him four hours to weed the garden.
园丁估计他给花园除草需要四个小时。