和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Wounded Veteran to Receive Penis Transplant

2015-12-15来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. receive vt.收到; 接待; 接到
例句:At length he did receive a message from the stone-mason's yard.
后来到底由石厂子那儿,送来了一个信。

2. operation n. 手术; 操作,经营
例句:Such an operation is problematic to implement and explain.
这样的操作实现和解释起来都有问题。

3. improve vt.提高(土地、地产)的价值; (机会) 利用; 改善
例句:Technical advances improve productivity.
技术进步提高生产力。

4. infection n.影响; <医>传染,感染; 传染病
例句:Diabetics have long been considered particularly prone to infection.
糖尿病病人被认为容易发生感染。

5. complicate vt.使复杂化; 使错综
例句:That would complicate matters.
那会使事情弄得更麻烦的。

6. determine vt.(使) 下决心
例句:This examination will determine your final grade. Don't blow it.
考试决定你最后的成绩,不要搞砸了。