在线4000 Essential English Words meaning课程其他-中国考试

a

t

a

c

k

ə'tæk

To attack something is to hurt or damage it.

b

r

e

a

s

t

brɛst

A breast is one of the two soft parts on a woman’s chest.

c

a

n

c

e

r

'kænsɚ

Cancer is a serious disease that causes cells to grow abnormally.

c

a

n

c

e

r

o

u

s

Cancerous cells are the result of cancer.

c

e

l

sɛl

A cell is the smallest part of a living thing that can live by itself.

c

i

g

a

r

e

t

e

ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt, ˈsɪɡəˌrɛt

A cigarette is a thinly wrapped paper tube filled with tobacco that is smoked.

c

o

d

e

kod

A code is a set of symbols used to hide or read a message.

c

u

r

e

kjʊr

A cure is a medical treatment to make a sickness go away.

d

e

s

t

r

u

c

t

i

o

n

dɪ'strʌkʃən

To damage something is to cause its destruction.

D

N

A

DNA is the short form of deoxyribonucleic acid.

e

x

t

e

n

s

i

v

e

ɪk'stɛnsɪv

Extensive means large in size or amount.

f

e

m

a

l

e

'fimel

Female refers to women or girls.

f

u

r

t

h

e

r

m

o

r

e

,fɝðɚ'mɔr

Furthermore means more information will be added.

g

e

n

e

dʒin

A gene controls what it looks like, how an organism grows, and how it develops.

i

n

h

e

r

i

t

ɪn'hɛrɪt

To inherit is to receive something that is passed down from a relative.

l

i

n

k

lɪŋk

A link is a connection to something else.

m

a

l

e

mel

Male refers to men or boys.

p

o

p

u

l

a

t

i

o

n

ˌpɑpjuˈleɪʃn

A population is all the people living in an area.

r

e

s

u

l

t

rɪ'zʌlt

A result happens because of something else.

s

u

g

a

r

'ʃʊgɚ

Sugar comes from plants and is used to make food taste sweet.

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