研究生精读[下册]unit six.ppt

transplant to uproot and replant (a growing plant); resettle or relocate; to transfer (tissue[组织] or an organ) from one body or body part to another --- transplant the flowers to the garden 把花移植到花园里 --- transplant ones family to the countryside 把家迁往乡下 --- Doctors transplanted a monkey’s heart into a two-year old child. n. --- transplant surgery --- a heart/kidney(肾) transplant transplantation n precipitate v. to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely --- precipitate a country into a crisis 使一个国家突然陷入危机 --- Fear of losing her job precipitated her into action. 怕丢失工作的恐惧促使她采取行动。 a. --- I would not wish to act with precipitate haste. 我不想贸然采取行动。 intercourse dealings or communications between persons or groups --- commercial [trade] intercourse 通商, 商业关系 --- diplomatic intercourse 外交往来 --- friendly intercourse 友好往来 --- A certain level of manners is required for normal social intercourse. 正常社交中需要一定程度的礼貌。 ailment a physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness --- economic ailment 经济失调 --- trifling ailments 轻微症 --- She’s always ill, always has some little ailment bothering her. ail: v. to be ill --- His grandmother had been ailing for years before she died. ailing a. --- She is going to see her ailing father. Orient (orientate) v. to position with respect to a point or system of reference; to make familiar with or adjusted to facts, principles, or a situation; --- As she came out of the station, she paused to orient herself. --- I havent been able to orient my ideas to the new conditions. 我还未能使自己的观点适应新情况。 orient orient: n. the countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia; the place on the horizon where the sun rises; the east the Orient 东方国家 --- She had lived in the Orient as a child. oriental a. --- He is passionate about the oriental art. prop n. something that props or sustains; support --- Her daughter was the only prop to the old lady during her illness. (喻)她女儿是老太太病中唯一的依靠。 v. --- He propped his bicycle against the fence. 他把自行车靠着篱笆放好。 norm a