和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Experimental Malaria Vaccines Offer Promise

2017-02-27来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. malaria n. <医>疟疾; 瘴气; 瘴疠
例句:They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus
他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。

2. infect vt. 使受影响,感染; 传染
例句:A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.
一只蚊子就可以感染很多人。

3. inject vt. (给…)注射(药物等) ; (给…)注射(液体)
例句:She kept trying to inject a little fun into their relationship
她一直在设法为他们的关系增添一些情趣。

4. receive vt. 收到; 接待; 接到
例句:They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm
他们会在斯德哥尔摩举行的仪式上接受颁奖。

5. prevent vt. 预防; 阻止; 阻碍
例句:These methods prevent pregnancy.
这些方法能防止怀孕。

6. immunize vt. 使免疫; 使免除
例句:We should require that every student is immunized against hepatitis B
我们应要求每个学生都注射乙肝疫苗。

7. resistant adj. 有抵抗力的,抵抗的; 顽固的
例句:Some people are very resistant to the idea of exercise.
有些人十分反对锻炼。

8. benefit n. 利益,好处; 救济金
例句:Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labor
各家经营各自的农场,收获各自的劳动成果。