During the medical examination, the doctor carefully scrutinized the patient's kidney function. However, the patient was distracted by a pigeon outside the window. After the examination, the patient was told to retrieve some medicine from the pharmacy and was also given advice on how to insulate their home from the cold winter weather.
在医学检查期间,医生仔细审查了患者的肾功能。然而,患者被窗外的鸽子吸引了注意力。检查结束后,医生告诉患者从药房取药,并给予建议如何为家里隔绝寒冬天气。
scrutiny ['skruːtəni] 仔细检查,审查
· 词根词源:词源来自于拉丁语 scrutinium,意为“搜索、审查”。scrut-跟scrap(碎片)同源,表示切(cut),后衍生为审查的意思。
· 同根词:scrutinize (v. 审查)
· 近义词:inspection (n. 检查),examination (n. 检验)
· 反义词:carelessness (n. 粗心),negligence (n. 疏忽)
· 例句:The government is under scrutiny for its handling of the crisis. (政府因其处理危机的方式受到审查。)
pigeon ['pɪdʒɪn] 鸽子
· 词根词源:词源来自中古英语 pygion,源自拉丁语 pipio,意思是“鸟的叫声”
· 同根词:pigeonhole (鸽笼)
· 近义词:dove (n. 鸽子),pullet (n. 小母鸡)
· 反义词:raptor (n. 猛禽)
· 例句:I feed the pigeons every day in the park. (我每天在公园里喂鸽子。)
retrieve [rɪ'triːv] 找回,取回
· 词根词源:词源来自于古法语 retreuver,意为“恢复、取回”
· 同根词:retrieval (n. 恢复),retrievable (adj. 可检索的)
· 近义词:recover (v. 恢复),reclaim (v. 收回)
· 反义词:lose (v. 丢失),give away (v. 赠送)
· 例句:Can you help me retrieve my lost wallet? (你能帮我找回我丢失的钱包吗?)
kidney ['kɪdni] 肾
· 词根词源:词源来自于古英语 cwiðen,意为“肾”或“内脏器官”
· 同根词:kidney-shaped (adj. 肾形的)
· 近义词:renal (adj. 肾的),ureteric (adj. 输尿管的)
· 例句:He has been suffering from kidney problems for years. (他多年来一直在患有肾脏问题。)
insulate ['ɪnsjʊleɪt] 隔离,隔热
· 词根词源:词源来自于拉丁语 insula,意为“岛屿、隔绝、孤立”,sland词形也类似。
· 同根词:insulation (n. 隔离),insulator (n. 绝缘体)
· 近义词:isolate (v. 隔离),separate (v. 分开)
· 反义词:connect (v. 连接),expose (v. 暴露)
· 例句:We need to insulate our home to keep it warm in winter. (我们需要隔热我们的房屋,以保持冬季的温暖。)
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