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例句:Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil.
牛奶瓶盖是用锡箔做的。
引申:动词的意思:
foil vt.挫败,阻止,制止(非法活动等)
例句:We foiled his attempt to escape.
我们挫败了他逃跑的企图。
2.stable adj.稳定的; 安定的;稳固的
例句:We need a stable government.
我们需要一个稳定的政府。
比较:firm, stable, steady区别:
这些形容词都有“稳固的”之意。
firm 指牢固不可动摇或意志、信仰的坚定。
stable 多指根基牢固,平衡良好,也指性格或位置等的稳定,不可移动或改变。
steady 指保持平衡不动摇。用于有形物时,指没有根基的稳固,也指动中的稳。
stable, steady区别
stable语义较强,主要修饰以牢固基础而建立起来的事物,如stable government,
steady主要指没有变化的,如steady prices(稳定的物价)
3.pregnancy n.怀孕; 妊娠
例句:This was her second pregnancy.
这是她第二次怀孕。
对应的形容词:
pregnant adj.怀孕的, 怀胎的
例句:She is a pregnant woman.
她是一名孕妇。
引申意:
pregnant adj.含蓄的, 意味深长的
例句:His words were followed by a pregnant pause.
他说完话, 接着是一段意味深长的停顿。
4.biomedical adj.(有关)生物医学的
5.antenatal adj.出生前的,怀孕期的
6.delivery n.分娩
例句:The mother had an easy delivery.
母亲顺利生产。
另外一个不是非常常见的意思:
delivery n.讲话方式, 演讲风格,表演风格
例句:I had to give a slow delivery.
我不得不慢慢地说。
7.contain vt.包含; 容纳
例句:Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.
威士忌的酒精含量极高。
前段时间墨西哥湾石油泄漏时间用这个词最常见的一个意思:
contain v.控制, 抑制
例句:The little boy couldn't contain his urine any longer.
这个小孩再也忍不住小便了。
The cholera outbreak has been contained.
霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
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