VOA常速英语:Women at Greater Risk of Heart Disease

词汇讲解：

1. killer n. 致命物
例句：Heart attacks have become Britain’s No. 1 killer disease.
心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。

2. awareness n. 察觉;觉悟;意识
例句：There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.
人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。

3. diagnose vt. 诊断（疾病）；判断（问题的原因）
例句：The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.
医生诊断我的病为罕见的皮肤病。

4. spot vt. 看出, 认出
例句：How did you spot those fifties were counterfeited?
你怎样察觉出那些50元面值的纸币是伪造的?

5. claim vt. 使失踪或死亡
例句：The flood claimed hundreds of lives.
水灾夺走了数百人的生命。

6. encourage vt.鼓励, 激励；促进, 助长, 激发
例句：Teachers often encourage class participation.
教师常鼓励学生积极参与。

7. screen vt.遮蔽, 掩护；放映(电影), 播放(电视节目)；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. maintain vt.保持; 继续；保养, 维护；坚持; 主张；供给; 赡养
例句：The two countries have maintained friendly relations for many years.
两国多年来一直保持着友好的关系。

9. chronic adj. 长期患病的；慢性的
例句：He had a chronic cough.
他患了慢性咳嗽。

10. recommend vt.推荐, 介绍, 劝告, 建议
例句：I recommend caution in dealing with this matter.
我建议慎重处理此事。

11. decrease v. (使)缩短; 减小, 减少
例句：The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.
该城市去年交通事故减少了。