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2017-12-20来源:和谐英语
proverb

n. 谚语,格言; 话柄,笑柄; 人人知道的事情,有名的事情; 俚谚剧,俚谚游戏;
[例句]An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'.
一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说,“敌人的敌人是朋友。”

sleep spindles


[词典] 睡眠纺锤或K复合波;
[例句]Rocking also increased deep-sleep-associated brain activity& so-called slow oscillations as well as bursts of

action called sleep spindles.
摇晃同时还增加了有关深度睡眠的大脑活动&也就是所谓的缓慢振幅,以及睡眠纺锤波的活动。

quantify

vt. 确定…的数量; [逻辑学] 用量词限定;
[例句]It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.
由于各家公司都不愿意公布所受的损失,所以很难得出一个精确的数字。

confused

adj. 糊涂的; 迷乱的; 混杂的; 不清楚的;
v. 困惑(confuse的过去式);
[例句]A survey showed people were confused about what they should eat to stay healthy
一项调查表明,人们对该吃什么才能保持健康这个问题感到困惑。

decline

n. 下降; (力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的) 衰退; 下倾; (人、生命等的) 衰退期;
vt. 辞谢,谢绝(邀请等);
vi. (道路、物体等) 下倾; (太阳) 落下; (在品格、价值上) 降低; 衰落,谢绝;
[例句]The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000
员工人数从21.7万减少到了11.4万。

novel

n. (长篇) 小说; [法] 新法,附律;
adj. 新奇的; 异常的;
[例句]Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices
抗议者找到了抗议油价飞涨的新办法。

senior

adj. 资深的; (级别、地位等) 较高的; 年长的; <美>最高年级的;
n. 上级; <美>毕业班学生; 较年长者; 地位较高的,资历较深的;
[例句]Television and radio needed many more women in senior jobs.
电视和广播领域需要有更多女性来担任高级职位。