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vt. 编辑; 剪辑（影片，录音）; 校订; 主编;
n. 编辑;
[例句]The majority of contracts give the publisher the right to edit a book after it's done.
大多数合同都赋予出版商在书稿完成后进行校订的权利。

2.defect

n. 瑕疵，毛病; 欠缺，缺点;
vi. 叛逃; 背叛;
[例句]He was born with a hearing defect.
他患有先天性听力缺损。

3.preliminary

adj. 初步的，初级的; 预备的; 开端的; 序言的;
n. 预赛; 准备工作; 初步措施; （对学生等的） 预考;
[例句]Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote
初步结果显示共和党获得了11%的选票。

4.ethics

n. 伦理学; 伦理学; 道德规范; 伦理学著作; 道德规范( ethic的名词复数 ); 道德体系; 行为准则;
[例句]It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
这是一个伦理学和经济学的关系问题。

5.devastating

adj. 毁灭性的，灾难性的; 惊人的，可怕的; 迷人的; 强大的;
v. 毁灭; 彻底破坏( devastate的现在分词); 摧毁;
[例句]The city of Ormac took the full force of the winds and devastating floods
奥马克城受到了狂风和灾难性洪水的猛烈袭击。

6.affirm

vt. 断言，肯定; 证实，确实; [法] 不经宣誓而庄严宣布; 承认;
[例句]Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
我所取得的一切似乎都证明那个观点是对的。

7.enhance

vt. 加强; 提高，增加;
[例句]They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad
他们会非常渴望提高他们在国外的声誉。

8.evolution

n. 演变; 进化; 发展;
[例句]His long life comprised a series of evolutions.
他漫长的一生包括一系列的发展变化。

9.in vitro fertilization

[词典] 体外受精;
[例句]The factors affecting in vitro maturation of ovary cocytes and the method of in vitro fertilization were discussed.
并且就影响卵巢卵母细胞体外成熟的因素和体外受精的方法进行了探讨。

10.plague

n. 瘟疫; 灾害，折磨;
vt. 使染瘟疫; 使痛苦，造成麻烦;
[例句]A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。