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AIDS n. 愛滋病; 後天免疫不全徵候群 |
= acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired a. 後天得到的
immune a. (對病毒等) 免疫的
deficiency n. 不足, 缺乏
syndrome n. (醫) 徵候群 |
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victim n. 受害者; 犧牲品 |
fall victim to... 成為……的受害者/犧牲品
= fall prey to...
＊prey n. 犧牲者
注意:
以上片語中的victim及prey之前均不置任何冠詞, 亦無複數的用法。
例:Many people in tropical countries fall victim to malaria every year.
(在熱帶國家裡，每年有許多人感染瘧疾。)
＊tropical a. 熱帶的
malaria n. 瘧疾 |
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HIV n. 人體免疫缺乏病毒, 愛滋病毒 |
= human immunodeficiency virus
human a. 人體的
immunodeficiency n. 免疫缺乏
virus n. 濾過性病毒 |
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serious a. 嚴重的 |
例:The common cold is not considered a serious illness.
(普通感冒不被視為一種嚴重的疾病。) |
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World Health Organization 世界衛生組織 (常縮寫成WHO) |
organization n. 組織, 團體
例:Only rich people can join that organization.
(只有富人才能參加那個組織。) |
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infect vt. 使感染 (常用於被動語態中) |
be infected with... 感染……
例:The doctor says Jim is infected with some kind of skin disease.
(醫生說吉姆感染了某種皮膚病。) |
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disease n. 疾病 |
例:The dying patient has an incurable disease.
(那個垂死的病人得了不治之症。)
＊incurable a. 無法醫治的 |
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spread vi. 蔓延 |
動詞三態均為spread。
例:The fire spread very quickly to the upper stories.
(火勢迅速蔓延到上面的樓層。) |
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step n. 步驟, 措施 |
take steps to + 原形動詞 採取措施……
例:The boss took steps to cut down on his losses.
(老闆採取措施以滅少虧損。)
＊cut down on... 減少……
= reduce… |
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proven a. 已證實的 |
prove vt. 證明 & vi. 顯示
prove + that 子句 證明……
名詞
prove (to be) + 名詞/形容詞 顯示/結果是……
例:The manager is a man of proven ability.
(該名經理證實是位有能力的人。)
The lawyer is trying his best to prove that his client is innocent.
(那名律師正盡全力證明他的委託人是清白的。)
＊client n. 委託人
Tom's method of doing the experiment proved (to be) right.
(湯姆做那項實驗的方法結果是正確的。) |
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method n. 方法 |
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follow vt. 遵從; 跟隨 |
例:I always follow my parents' advice.
(我總是聽從我父母的忠告。)
The policeman followed the suspect to his home.
(警察跟蹤嫌疑犯到他的家裡去。) |
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avoid + 名詞/動名詞 避免/避開…… |
例:The shy boy tried to avoid his classmates.
(那個羞怯的男孩想要避開他的同班同學。) |
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sexually adv. 性愛地 |
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condom n. 保險套 |
例:One way to practice safe sex is to wear a condom.
(進行安全性行為的方法之一便是使用保險套。) |
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promotion n. 提倡, 促進 |
例:Our public relations office is involved in the promotion of many new products.
(我們的公關部門正致力促銷多項新產品。) |
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encourage vt. 鼓勵 |
encourage + 人 + to + 原形動詞 鼓勵某人……
例:We should encourage young people to take part in more cultural activities.
(我們應該鼓勵年輕人多參與文化活動。) |
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casual sex 性濫交 |
casual a. 偶然的; 非正式的
例:Dad always wears casual clothes on weekends.
(老爸週末時都穿休閒裝。) |
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the wise 智者, 聰明人 |
= wise people
注意:
某些形容詞前置定冠詞the時, 視為複數名詞, 用來泛指某一階層人或某一類人全體的概念, 如:
the rich = rich people 富人
the poor = poor people 窮人
the sick = sick people 病人
the homeless = homeless people 無家可歸的人 |
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sufficient a. 足夠的, 充足的 |
例:The students had sufficient time to finish writing the test.
(學生們有足夠的時間寫完試卷。) |
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warning n. 警告 |
例:The boss gave Mr. Wang a warning instead of firing him.
(老闆警告了王先生，而沒有炒他魷魚。) |
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lightly adv. 輕率地; 輕蔑地 |
take...lightly 輕忽……
take...seriously 嚴肅/認真對待……
例:One should never take one's work lightly.
(每個人都不該輕忽自己的工作。)
You should take my words seriously. I'm not kidding.
(你應正視我的話。我不是在開玩笑。) |
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