美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-12-25
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1 slash
vi.大幅度削减;vt.猛砍,尖锐抨击,大幅减少;n.猛砍,斜线,长切口,衣衩
- The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
- Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。
2 vaccine
n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的
- The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
- She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
3 muse
n.缪斯(希腊神话中的女神),创作灵感
- His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感,不能再写作了。
- Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。
4 mitigates
v.减轻,缓和( mitigate的第三人称单数 )
- Data Control is the containment of activity. It is what mitigates risk. 数据控制就是限制攻击者活动的机制,它可以降低安全风险。 来自互联网
- Laziness also mitigates the threat from piracy. 懒散也减轻了来自盗版的威胁。 来自互联网
5 aged
adj.年老的,陈年的
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
6 vexing
adj.使人烦恼的,使人恼火的v.使烦恼( vex的现在分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
- It is vexing to have to wait a long time for him. 长时间地等他真使人厌烦。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Lately a vexing problem had grown infuriatingly worse. 最近发生了一个讨厌的问题,而且严重到令人发指的地步。 来自辞典例句
7 vaccinated
[医]已接种的,种痘的,接种过疫菌的
- I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
- Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗?