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n. 基因治疗;
[例句]As a lawyer, I would deprecate any sort of legal control on gene therapy at this stage..作为律师,我会反对在现
阶段对基因疗法进行任何形式的法律管制。
blister
n. 水疱; 疱; 气泡; 水肿;
vt. (使) 起水泡;
vi. (使表皮等) 涨破,爆裂;
[例句]The affected skin turns red and may blister.受感染的皮肤会变红,还有可能起水疱。
fragile
adj. 易碎的,脆的; 虚弱的;
[例句]The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged.一些南非国家的脆弱经济可
能会被彻底破坏,无法挽回。
opt
.vi. 选择,挑选;
[例句]Depending on your circumstances you may wish to opt for one method or the other.依据自身情况的不同,你可能希望
选择这种或那种方法。
palliative
n. 治标药物; 缓解剂; 治标措施; 保守疗法;
[例句]The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles.对于越来越多的财政问题,贷款只是
权宜之计,不是解决方法。
compassion
n. 怜悯,同情; 恻隐之心;
[例句]Elderly people need time and compassion from their physicians..老年人需要医生多花时间,还需要他们的关爱。
last resort
[词典] 最后依靠,最后贷款者; 最后的补救办法;
[例句]They would in the last resort support their friends whatever they did..无论他们的朋友做了什么,他们最终都会支持
他们的朋友。
indefinitely
adv. 无限期地; 不定期地; 不明确地; 遥遥无期地;
[例句]I couldn't stay there indefinitely..我不能无限期地呆在那里。
transplant
vt. 移植; 移种; 移民,迁移; 移植(器官、皮肤、头发等);
n. (器官、皮肤、头发等的) 移植; 移植物; 移植者;
vi. 迁移; 移居; 经得起移植;
[例句]He was recovering from a heart transplant operation..他做了心脏移植手术,正在康复。
vital signs
[词典] 健康状况征兆;
[例句]Record patients'medical information and vital signs..记录患者的医疗信息和生命体征。