1.birth rate出生率
Although the male-like females have an overall lower birth rate than other females, they do still mate and reproduce, maintaining the mimicry in the damselfly population.
盡管這樣的類雄性雌性的出生率低于那些普通雌性,它們仍然會交配和生育,在蜻蜓種群中延續這種擬態
。2.make up 組成;補足;化妝;編造
I am not good at singing. I'm here just to make up the number.
我不會唱歌, 我在這兒只是濫竽充數
。3.go down下降;平靜下來;傳下去;被接受
But we said, 'We cannot go down.
我們就說:‘我們不能下去
。4.make life求活;創造人生;有意義的活
To be sure, digital records should make life easier for doctors, bring down costs for providers and patients and improve the quality of care.
可以肯定的是,數字化記錄應能使醫生生活更輕松,使醫療提供者和病人降低成本,并提高醫療質量
。5.seem to be看來,好像
Things seem to be going from bad to worse nowadays.
情況似乎越來越糟了
。