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名词 n.

调查;调查报告;民意调查(测验)[U][C]
A recent survey of public opinion showed that most people were worried about the increasing crimes.

一份最近的民意调查表明,大多数人对不断增长的犯罪率表示忧虑。

leading

主要的;最重要的

the leading members of the committee
委员会的主要成员

diagnosis

名词 n.

诊断;诊断结果;诊断书[C][U][(+of)]
The two doctors made different diagnoses of my disease.
两位医生对我的病下了不同的诊断结论。

调查分析,判断;判断结论[C][U][(+of)]
The committees undertook a comprehensive diagnosis of the city's problems.
该委员会负责对这个城市的问题作全面调查分析。

prevalent

形容词 a.

流行的,盛行的;普遍的[(+among/in)]
They were brought up in the liberal atmosphere prevalent in the 1960s.
他们在六十年代盛行的自由气氛中长大。

chronic

形容词 a. [Z]

(病)慢性的;(人)久病的
She's developed a chronic cough.
她的咳嗽已成了一种慢性病。

affect

及物动词 vt.

影响;对...发生作用
The amount of rain affects the growth of crops.
雨量影响作物的生长。

(病)侵袭;罹患
Her kidneys had become affected.
她的肾脏受到了感染。