时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(四)月


英语课

 The dengue virus depends on mosquitoes to get around, but the virus may have evolved a way to speed its spread by manipulating the behavior of masquito hosts. It makes them more blood thirsty, to quicker find a blood meal than their uninfected counterparts. So says a study in the Journal Public Library Scince Passages. Researchers compared which genes 1 were active in the cell of Grams when infected and uninfected  mosquitoes. They found the dangue infection flip 2 this switch a hundred and forty seven genes. As expected, some of those were immune genes, the common responsors to infection. But the virus also truned on genes involved in odour detection and blood feeding. It could make a mosquito better at sniffing 3 out hosts and quicker to plunges 4 PBKS in this skin for a snack. Previous studies have shown malaria 5 parasites 6 can change mosquitoes' behavior too, by making it more likely to feed on multiple victims, thus infecting more people. And researchers say we humans may also do the biding 7 of these passengers, when infected, we sweat, and the odour attracts other mosquitoes that feed on us and pick up hit tracking passengers for their next ride.



n.基因( gene的名词复数 )
  • You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因,所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪
vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的
  • I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
  • Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
  • We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了,一个劲地抽鼻子,打喷嚏。
  • They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了,呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
n.跳进,投入vt.使投入,使插入,使陷入vi.投入,跳进,陷入v.颠簸( plunge的第三人称单数 );暴跌;骤降;突降
  • Even before he plunges into his program, he has his audience in his pocket. 他的节目甚至还没有出场,就已控制住了观众。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • 'Monseigneur, he precipitated himself over the hill-side, head first, as a person plunges into the river.' “大人,他头冲下跳下山坡去了,像往河里跳一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
n.疟疾
  • He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
  • Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。
寄生物( parasite的名词复数 ); 靠他人为生的人; 诸虫
  • These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites. 这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的,而与寄生虫无关。
  • Kangaroos harbor a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。
v.等待,停留( bide的现在分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待;面临
  • He was biding his time. 他正在等待时机。 来自辞典例句
  • Applications:used in carbide alloy, diamond tools, biding admixture, high-temperature alloy, rechargeable cell. 用作硬质合金,磁性材料,金刚石工具,高温合金,可充电池等。 来自互联网
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absorbed cost
agglutinating test
agricultural watershed
anal character
Arnoux's sign
arteriogeneses
B-L
benzenetriol
biennially
calibercalibre
camel backed
candidiopotamon rathbunae
cascade image converter tube
clathrochelate
come to the conclusion that
comes through with
composite bulkhead
cost structure
cost, insurance, freight inland waterway
coughlin
creaking sound
crook tong
cuidad
dirment
double-V groove
epoxynephthenol
extratelluric
Fellsmere
fluprednidene acetate
funnel tube with filter
Galegu, Khawr (Galegu)
generator tachometer feedback
genre-bending
geofiles
high current load
high-heeleds
Hoder
horneys
housing allowance
hyper variable
insculpt
internal module
Kashebere
khagans
known knowns
Kwan-tu bridge
laevapex nipponica
lockname
longness
look-at-me
macro-heterogeneity
microvoice
mid-ocean rise
minor tune-up
MPGN
mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary gland
multisymbolic
Nihon keizai shimbun
Novoaleksandrovo
nunchi
NZ amine
okgo
one-button
orbicular granite
Penning pump
pocket moneys
polarium
pollock
polycystid gregarine
positive criticism
Rankine cycle power plant
re-inflate
rediapers
reerected
remotely operated vehicle
riding rhyme
ruthenium(ii) hydroxide
sample hold
schizosaccharomyces formosensis akoensis
second source
SerDes
siliconerubbe
simplified approach
single-fluid cell
sorcerised
steel cone concrete column
sternal sternellum
stoloniferus
table easel
tesyl
the matter at issue
theory of ultraimperialism
touriello
trapped radical
two-daylight press
unlawful possession of weapons
unwanted string
upstream scheme
willow ptarmigans
Wilms's embryo
wind-speeds
woodruffite