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VOA常速英语:Experts Recommend Screening Newborns for Heart Defects
词汇讲解:
1. scary adj.使人惊恐的;吓人的;可怕的
例句:This is the scariest story I ever heard.
这是我所听过的最可怕的故事。
2. defect n. 缺点, 过失, 瑕疵
例句:We must correct our defects as soon as possible.
我们必须尽快纠正我们的缺点。
3. invisible adj.看不见的; 暗藏的
例句:Many stars are invisible without a telescope.
许多星辰不用望远镜便看不见。
4. recommend vt. 劝告, 建议
例句:He recommends wearing safety equipment.
他建议佩戴安全装备。
5. congenital adj. (疾病或不良的体格状况)先天的; 天生的
例句:He has a congenital heart defect.
他有先天性心脏缺陷。
6. fraction n.小部分, 一点儿
例句:The cost is only a fraction of his salary.
那项费用不过是他薪水的一小部分。
7. screen vt. 审查, 甄选
例句:Unsuitable candidates were screened out.
那些不合格的候选人被筛选掉了。
8. signal v. 用信号发出;标志
例句:A period signals the end of a sentence.
句号表示一个句子结束了。
9. intervention n. 介入, 干涉, 干预
例句:The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.
政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
10. discharge v. 允许...离开;释放;解雇
例句:My brother was discharged from hospital last week.
我兄弟上周出院。
11. hidden adj. 难以发现的, 隐藏的
例句:His words had a hidden meaning.
他的话有隐藏的意义。
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