英語(yǔ)六級(jí)高頻詞匯第033期

damage

英 [?d?m?d?] 美 [?d?m?d?]

n. 損害；損毀；賠償金

vi. 損害；損毀

vt. 損害，毀壞

例句：

The fire caused extensive damage.
火災(zāi)造成了巨大的損失。

Happily, the damage was only slight.
所幸的是，損傷不大。

The damage was slight.
損失很小。

routine

英 [ru??ti?n] 美 [ru??ti?n]

n. 常規(guī)，慣例；生活乏味；（演出中的）一套動(dòng)作；（計(jì)算機(jī)）例行程序

adj. 常規(guī)的，例行的；平常的；乏味的

v. 按慣例安排

例句：

Police work is mainly routine.
警察的工作主要都是按常規(guī)的。

A routine DNA sample was taken.
采集了一份常規(guī)的脫氧核糖核酸樣本。

You need a break from routine.
你需要從日常工作中解脫出來(lái)去休息一下。

prescribe

英 [pr??skra?b] 美 [pr??skra?b]

vi. 規(guī)定；開(kāi)藥方

vt. 規(guī)定；開(kāi)處方

例句：

The physician may prescribe but not administer the drug.
內(nèi)科醫(yī)師可以開(kāi)處方但不可發(fā)藥。

Police regulations prescribe that an officer's number must be clearly visible.
警政制度規(guī)定，警察的番號(hào)必須醒目。

Therapists cannot prescribe drugs as they are not necessarily medically qualified.
治療師們不能開(kāi)藥方，因?yàn)樗麄儾灰欢ň邆溽t(yī)療資格。

prolong

英 [pr??l??] 美 [pr??l???]

vt. 延長(zhǎng)；拖延

例句：

In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor.
在政府實(shí)驗(yàn)室和其他地方，科學(xué)家們正在尋找一種能夠延長(zhǎng)壽命、讓人保持年輕活力的藥物。

Extreme high-performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong life.
極限高強(qiáng)度運(yùn)動(dòng)可能會(huì)帶來(lái)最佳的心血管功能，但這些運(yùn)動(dòng)肯定無(wú)法延長(zhǎng)壽命。

The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
這次手術(shù)可使他多活兩三年。

chronic

英 [?kr?n?k] 美 [?krɑ?n?k]

adj. 慢性的；長(zhǎng)期的；習(xí)慣性的

n. (Chronic)人名；(英)克羅尼克

例句：

He was suffering from chronic bronchitis.
他患有慢性支氣管炎。

He experiences chronic, almost pathological jealousy.
他經(jīng)受著長(zhǎng)期的、近乎病態(tài)的嫉妒。

The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases.
這種病往往與其他慢性病同時(shí)存在。

回顧

1. damage
2. routine
3. prescribe
4. prolong
5. chronic