June 22, 2012

大一英文A--8-2

8-2 Epidemics

1.epidemics
/ˌep·ɪˈdem·ɪk/ n [C]

the appearance of a particular disease in a very large number of people during the same period of time:

2.native ˈneɪ·t̬ɪv/ adj [not gradable]

of or relating to the place where you were born:

--This was his first visit to his native land in 30 years.

3.antibiotics /ˌænt·i·bɑɪˈɑt̬·ɪk/, n [C]

a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth:

--I’m taking an antibiotic for a throat infection.

4.swine /swɑɪn/ n [C usually pl] (plural swine) (ANIMAL)

a pig, esp. when raised for food

5.viruses /ˈvaɪə .rəs/ n [C]

>an extremely small organism which causes disease in humans, animals and plants

--Evidence suggested that the AIDS virus was spreading very quickly among the heterosexual community.

6.malicious /məˈlɪʃ·əs/ adj

intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation:

--He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

7.plague/pleɪg/ v [T] (CAUSE DIFFICULTY)

to cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually:

--Financial problems have been plaguing the company.

8.sneeze /sniz/ v [I]

to send air out from the nose and mouth in an explosive way that you cannot control:

--I don’t know why, but I couldn’t stop sneezing.

9.symptom /ˈsɪmp·təm/ n [C]

any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a disease:

--Muscle aches and fever are symptoms of the flu.

10.contagious/kənˈteɪ·dʒəs/ adj

(of a disease) able to be caught by touching someone with the disease or something the person has touched or worn, or (of a person) having this type of disease

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11.cure /kjʊər/ v [T]

to make someone healthy again, or to cause an illness to go away:

--She was cured of her migraine headaches when she changed her diet

12.heal hil/ v [I/T]

to make or become healthy or whole again:

--[I] As people age, they tend to heal more slowly.

13.serpent—響尾蛇

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