1.research associate 研究助理;助理研究員
“The cause of dementia is not vitamin D deficiency, ” said David Llewellyn, a research associate at Cambridge University and the study’s lead author.
這項研究報告的主要作者、劍橋大學的研究助理大衛盧埃林說:“老年癡呆癥的原因并不是維生素D缺乏 。
2.mammal n. [脊椎] 哺乳動物
The whale is a mammal.
鯨魚是哺乳動物 。
3.stubby adj. 短而粗硬的;又短又禿的;斷株樣的
He pointed a stubby finger at a wooden chair opposite him.
他用粗短的手指指了指他對面的一把木椅 。
4.high-pitched adj. 聲調高的;聲音尖銳的;緊張的;陡的
A woman squealed in a high-pitched voice.
一位女士尖聲叫了起來 。
5.whine vi. 發牢騷;哭訴;嘎嘎響;發嗚嗚聲 vt. 哀訴 n. 抱怨;牢騷;哀鳴
He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background.
他能聽到她的狗在遠處吠叫哀鳴 。
6.rodent adj. 嚙齒類的;咬的,嚼的;侵蝕性的 n. [脊椎] 嚙齒動物
When there is a full moon, this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.
月圓之夜,這種夜間活動的嚙齒類動物會小心地呆在地洞里不出來 。