VOA常速英语:Scientists Explore Hallucinogen Treatments for PTSD, Sex Abuse Victims

lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

2. No one is more aware of the stigma attached to psychedelics than Rick Doblin, director of the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a drug development firm that funds FDA-approved clinical trials to examine the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelics.

attach to (使)相关; (使)牵连; (使)依附
例句：The blame of the accident attached to the boy who put out the street lamps.
事故的责任在熄灭路灯的那个男孩身上。

3. Doblin says the virtual blackout on research that resulted from aggressive federal drug-control policies in the 1960s finally began to ease in 1990, when new regulators at the FDA decided to take a fresh look at psychedelic drugs.

result from产生于…, 由…引起
例句：His failure resulted from not working hard enough.
他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

4. "They decided they would put science over politics and permit research to go forward," he says.

go forward前进; 发生; 被提出
例句：The building of the dam is going forward without any trouble.
水坝建设工程进展顺利。

5. Today, there is more psychedelics research taking place than in the last 40 years.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

6. This potent drug is being studied for its potential therapeutic value for sex-abuse victims and combat veterans suffering from chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：My father suffers from high blood pressure.
我父亲有高血压。

7. Mithoefer says, "but at the same time, helps them to overcome whatever emotional numbing they have so they can connect with the emotions, and process the trauma that way.”

connect with使有关系
例句：His research work is connected with these experiments.
他的研究工作与这些实验有联系。

8. They were placed in a pleasant, home-like laboratory environment, outfitted with eyeshades to avoid distractions, and given headphones through which they could listen to music.

outfit with装备,配备;供给
例句：The mountain climbers were outfitted with the latest equipment.
登山者用最新的设备装备起来。

9. Some people don't respond well to psychedelic drugs, according to Griffiths.

respond to对…有某种反应〔感觉, 表现〕
例句：She responded to the news by bursting into tears.
她听到那个消息后眼泪夺眶而出。

10. Fear and confusion, coupled with physical discomfort, dizziness or nausea can create an unpleasant, even terrifying experience.

couple with与…连接在一起
例句：Gambling is always coupled with degradation.
赌博总是与堕落相联系。