Lesson 37 The process of ageing 【单词列表】

likelihood [ˈlaiklihud] n. 可能性

【扩】possibility 可能性  probability 可能性

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A: I hope we will succeed this time.

B: It seems there's a great likelihood.

A:希望我们这次能够成功。

B:看起来可能性很大。

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infant [ˈinfənt] n. 婴儿

【扩】baby 婴儿

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A: You need to be more careful when you take care of the infant.

B: I will try my best to do it well.

A:照顾婴儿的时候你要非常小心。

B:我会尽力做好的。

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vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbəl] adj. 脆弱的

【例】He remains vulnerable to any physical attack.

   在任何武力攻击面前他都很脆弱。

imperceptible [ˌimpəˈseptəbəl] adj. 感觉不到的

robust [ˈrəubʌst] adj. 强健的

【派】robustly 粗鲁地

【扩】sturdy 强健的  able-bodied 强壮的,强健的

【搭】a robust company 一家实力雄厚的公司

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A: That chair is not very robust; don't sit on it.

B: Can you get me another chair instead?

A:那把椅子不结实,别坐它了。

B:你能给我再找一把椅子吗?

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organism [ˈɔːɡənizəm] n. 有机体

thermodynamics [ˌθəːməudaiˈnæmiks] n. 热力学

steep [stiːp] adj. 急转直下的

ageing [ˈeidʒiŋ] n. 老化

odd [ɔd] n. 可能性

virtual [ˈvəːtʃuəl] adj. 实际上的

【派】virtually 实际上,事实上

【扩】de facto 事实上的,实际上的

【例】The president was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.

   这个总统受他妻子的影响是如此之大,以至于他妻子成了这个国家实际上的统治者。

moot [muːt] adj. 争论未决的

run-down [ˌrʌn-ˈdaun] adj. 破旧的

friction [ˈfrikʃən] n. 摩擦

【扩】rubbing 摩擦  attrition 摩擦

【搭】family friction 家庭不和

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A: The constant friction between the young couple finally caused divorce.

B: What a pity!

A:小夫妻俩之间经常的冲突终于导致了离婚。

B:真遗憾!

likelihood

/ˈlaɪklihʊd/n. 可能性
The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen. 可能性

noun [具体名词]可能,可能性;可能的事 - If something is a likelihood, it is likely to happen. 可能发生的事情 The likelihood of infection is minimal. 传染的可能性微乎其微。

infant

/ˈɪnfənt/n. 婴儿
An infant is a baby or very young child. 婴儿; 幼儿

noun [专属名词]婴儿,幼儿;(英国学校里四至七岁的)学童;<法律>未成年人 - They are saying that he is tiring of playing daddy to their infant son. 他们说他厌倦于在他们的幼儿面前装扮爸爸的角色。

adjective [原级]供婴幼儿用的;初期的,初创期的;四岁至七岁幼儿的 - The infant company was based in Nebraska. 这家初创的公司总部设在内布拉斯加州。

vulnerable

//adj. 脆弱

imperceptible

//adj. 感觉不到的

steep

//adj. 急转直下

ageing

//n. 老化

odds

//n. 可能性

virtual

🇬🇧/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ 🇺🇸/ˈvɜːrtʃuəl/adj. 实际上的
Virtual objects and activities are generated by a computer to simulate real objects and activities. (计算机仿真) 虚拟的

adjective [原级]几乎…的,实质上的;(在计算机或互联网上存在或出现的)虚拟的,模拟的;(光学)虚的,虚拟的;(机械学)虚的;(物理)虚的 - You can use virtual to indicate that something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true. 事实上的

robust

//adj. 强健的

organism

🇬🇧/ˈɔːɡənɪzəm/ 🇺🇸/ˈɔːrɡənɪzəm/n. 有机体
An organism is an animal or plant, especially one that is so small that you cannot see it without using a microscope. 生物; 微生物

noun [专属名词]生物,有机体,(尤指)微生物;有机组织,有机体系 - Not all chemicals normally present in living organisms are harmless. 并非所有正常存在于活的有机体中的化学物质都是无害的。

thermodynamics

//n. 热力学

moot

//adj. 争论未决的

run-down

//adj. 破旧的

friction

//n. 摩擦