saliva [səˈlaivə] n. 唾液
digestive [daiˈdʒestiv] adj. 助消化的
【扩】eupeptic 助消化的
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A: I have a cup of black tea every morning. It's said to be good for the health.
B: Yeah, tea is digestive and refreshing during the summertime heat.
A：我每天早上都喝一杯红茶，据说喝茶对身体很好。
B：嗯，喝茶可以帮助消化，提神，解暑。
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defy [diˈfai] v. 使不可能
analyse [ˈænəlaiz] v. 分析
【扩】analyze 分析，研究 assay 分析，化验
【搭】make an analyse of 分析 in the final analyse 经过最后分析认为……
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A: I've been analysing our sales figures over the past few years, and it seems to me that we should set up agencies in new areas where there is a great demand for our sort of travel services.
B: I think you're a bit quick with your conclusion there.
A：通过分析过去几年的销售额，我认为应该在对旅行服务需求较大的新地区建立代理点。
B：我认为您结论下得过早了。
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prey [prei] n. 被捕食的动物
fierce [fiəs] adj. 凶猛的
【派】fiercely 凶猛地
【扩】lupine 凶猛的 scaddle 凶猛的
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A: My dog may look fierce but it is docile.
B: I think I still like cats more.
A：我的狗看起来样子很凶，其实很温顺．
B：我想我还是更喜欢猫。
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tussle [ˈtʌsəl] v. 扭打
carnivore [ˈkɑːnivɔː] n. 食肉动物
vertebrate [ˈvəːtibreit] n. 脊椎动物
lizard [ˈlizəd] n. 蜥蜴
concoct [kənˈkɔkt] v. 调制
【派】concoctive 调和的
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A: I gave her a tip on how to concoct a new kind of soup this morning.
B: No wonder she asked me to have dinner with her tonight.
A：我今天早上教了她配制一种新汤的诀窍。
B：难怪她让我今天晚上跟她一起吃饭。
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potent [ˈpəutənt] adj. 效力大的
conversion [kənˈvəːʃən] n. 转变
【扩】transition 转变
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A: The rates could become lower by the time the automatic conversion is made.
B: Can you improve it?
A：在自动转变的时候，转换比例可能更低。
B：你们能改进吗？
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arsenic [ˈɑːsənik] n. 砒霜
strychnine [ˈstrikniːn] n. 马钱子碱
mamba [ˈmɑːmbə] n. 树眼镜蛇
cobra [ˈkəubrə] n. 眼镜蛇
venom [ˈvenəm] n. 毒液
【扩】poison 毒药，毒液
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A: The snake will inject the venom immediately after biting its prey.
B: It's really a dangerous animal.
A：毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
B：它可真是一种危险的动物啊。
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neurotoxic [ˌnjuərəuˈtɔksik] adj. 毒害神经的
viper [ˈvaipə] n. 蝰蛇
rattlesnake [ˈrætlsneik] n. 响尾蛇
haemolytic [ˌhiːməuˈlitik] adj. 溶血性的
viperine [ˈvaipərin] adj. 毒蛇的
noun [物质名词]唾液，涎 - He noticed a lot of saliva settling in his mouth.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Saliva）（美、阿根、意、法、英）萨利瓦（人名） - Michael was showing the nurse how to suction his saliva.
adjective [原级]消化的，与消化有关的 - ...digestive juices that normally work on breaking down our food.
noun [物质名词]助消化的食物（或药物）；<英>（全麦）消化饼干 - Foods are broken down in the digestive tract.
digestive adj. 消化的；助消化的
- digestive system / organs / juices / problems
- Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
verb [vt. 及物动词]违抗，不服从；挑战，激；无法，难以（描述或理解）；经受住，顶住 - I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.
noun [抽象名词]分析；化验分析；心理分析，精神分析；分析报告 - Sporting greatness defies analysis – but we know it when we see it.
noun [集合/集体]猎物，捕获物；受害者，受骗者；<古>掠夺品 - Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]捕食；欺凌，坑害（尤指弱者）；不断困扰，折磨 - The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Prey）（美、德、爱）普赖（人名） - The hunters stalked their prey.
adjective [原级]（动作或情感）强烈的，激烈的；（人或动物）凶猛的，狂怒的；（天气等）狂暴的，恶劣的 - They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.
adverb [方式副词]<美，非正式>很，非常 - He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive.
noun [具体名词]争斗，扭打；争辩 - Two players were ejected after a tussle on the field.
verb [vt. 及物动词]扭打；争夺 - He grabbed my microphone and we tussled over that.
noun [集合/集体]食肉动物；喜欢吃肉的人，食肉动物（诙谐说法） - It's a gharial, perhaps the largest terrestrial carnivore ever to walk the earth, larger than T-Rex.
| carnivore 食肉动物；食虫植物 (n.) | Lions, tigers, and wolves are examples of natural carnivores. 狮子、老虎和狼是自然界的食肉动物的例子。 |
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| herbivore 食草动物 (n.) | Deer and rabbits are common herbivores that feed only on plants. 鹿和兔子是常见的食草动物，它们只以植物为食。 |
| omnivore 杂食动物 (n.) | Bears and humans are considered omnivores because they eat both plants and meat. 熊和人类被认为是杂食动物，因为他们既吃植物也吃肉。 |
| vegetarian 素食者；食草动物 (n.) | She decided to become a vegetarian for ethical reasons. 她决定成为一名素食者是出于伦理原因。 |
noun [专属名词]脊椎动物 - The left side of most vertebrate brains, for example, seems to process and control feeding.
adjective [原级]脊椎动物（有关）的；有脊椎的 - Thus the anaerobic energy reserves of a vertebrate are proportional to the size of the animal.
| vertebrate 脊椎动物 (n.) | Fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals are all classified as vertebrates. 鱼类、鸟类、爬行动物和哺乳动物都被归类为脊椎动物。 |
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| invertebrate 无脊椎动物 (n.) | Worms and insects are examples of invertebrates, as they lack a backbone. 蠕虫和昆虫是无脊椎动物的例子，因为它们没有脊椎。 |
| mammal 哺乳动物 (n.) | The blue whale is the largest known mammal on Earth. 蓝鲸是地球上已知最大的哺乳动物。 |
| primate 灵长类动物 (n.) | Monkeys, apes, and humans belong to the order of primates. 猴子、猿和人类属于灵长类动物的目。 |
| rodent 啮齿类动物 (n.) | Mice, squirrels, and beavers are all types of rodents, known for their sharp teeth. 老鼠、松鼠和海狸都是啮齿类动物，以其锋利的牙齿而闻名。 |
| scavenger 食腐动物 (n.) | Vultures and hyenas are important scavengers that help clean up the ecosystem. 秃鹫和鬣狗是重要的食腐动物，有助于清理生态系统。 |
| marsupial 有袋类动物 (n.) | The kangaroo and the koala are famous examples of Australian marsupials. 袋鼠和考拉是澳大利亚著名的有袋类动物的例子。 |
| crustacean 甲壳类动物 (n.) | Lobsters, crabs, and shrimp are all common types of crustaceans found in the ocean. 龙虾、螃蟹和虾都是海洋中常见的甲壳类动物。 |
| biped 两足动物 (n.) | A human is a natural biped, meaning they walk on two legs. 人类是天然的两足动物，这意味着他们用两条腿走路。 |
| quadruped 四足动物 (n.) | Most farm animals, such as cows and sheep, are quadrupeds. 大多数农场动物，如牛和羊，都是四足动物。 |
| prey 猎物；被捕食者 (n.) | The gazelle often serves as prey for larger jungle cats. 瞪羚经常成为大型丛林猫的猎物。 |
| predator 捕食者 (n.) | The wolf is a top predator in its natural habitat. 狼在其自然栖息地中是顶级捕食者。 |
noun [专属名词]蜥蜴；类蜥蜴爬行动物 - Confident in its camouflage, being the same colour as the rocks, the lizard stands still when it feels danger.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Lizard）（法）利扎尔（人名） - Neither the lizard nor the glass has any secrets.
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt.编造；调制（食物或饮品） - What was the most unusual fragrance or flavor you've had to concoct?
noun [抽象名词]（人、行动或思想的）影响力，支配力；（男子的）性交能力；（药物等的）效力；（遗传）潜能；发育能力 - All their songs have a lingering potency.
noun [抽象名词]转变，转换；（宗教或信仰的）改变，归附；侵权行为，非法挪用（或侵吞）；改建的房屋；（达阵后的）附加得分 - No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed.
conversion n. when you change sth. from one form, purpose, or system to a different one 改变，转变
- The conversion of a barn into a house created a unique residential space. 由谷仓转换成了住宅，创造了一个独特的居住空间。
- Before traveling, you should check the rate for the conversion of pounds into dollars. 旅行前，你应该查看英镑兑换成美元的汇率。
- In the conversion of saliva into poison, one might suppose that a fixed process took place. 在唾液转化为毒液的过程中，人们可能会认为发生了一个固定的过程。
conversion n. when sb. changes from one religion or belief to a different one 改变信仰，皈依
- His conversion from Christianity to Buddhism was a deeply personal and spiritual journey. 他由基督教信仰转变为佛教信仰是一次深刻的个人精神之旅。
- Newman's conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism caused a significant stir in Victorian England. 纽曼由英国国教转变为天主教在维多利亚时代的英国引起了轩然大波。
noun [物质名词]砷；砒霜 - Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body.
adjective [原级]砷的；五价砷的 - Indium, for example, had previously been assigned an atomic mass between those of arsenic and selenium.
noun [物质名词]士的宁；番木鳖碱 - Strychnine is used to kill rodents and pyrrolizidine alkaloids have significant activity against microbes.
noun [专属名词]树眼镜蛇（非洲有毒树蛇） - Creep up to a sleeping mamba, tweak it by the tail.
noun [专属名词]（Mamba）人名；（刚（金）、斯威、塞内）曼巴 - He called it "Mamba Spirit".
noun [专属名词]眼镜蛇；（澳）头颅 - The cobra sank its venomous fangs into his hand.
noun [专属名词]（Cobra）人名；（西）科夫拉；（法、意、葡）科布拉 - However, it was not a full "cobra" meeting and no ministers attended.
noun [物质名词]（蛇、昆虫等的）毒液；怨恨，恶意 - He reserved particular venom for critics of his foreign policy.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使有毒，放毒 - Tarantula venom is weaker than that of a honeybee.
venom n. a liquid poison that some snakes, insects etc produce when they bite or sting you 毒液
- The snake's venom can paralyze its prey within minutes. 这条蛇的毒液可以在几分钟内麻痹它的猎物。
- For colubrids, the venom must serve some other purpose, maybe linked to digesting prey.对于黄颌蛇来说，毒液一定有其他的作用，可能和消化猎物有关。
- Snake venom is a mixture of proteins, some toxic, poisonous, and some not. 蛇毒是一种蛋白质的混合物，有些有毒，有些没毒。
| venomous 有毒的；分泌毒液的 (adj.) | A bite from a venomous spider requires immediate medical attention. 被有毒蜘蛛咬伤需要立即就医。 |
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| toxin 毒素（尤指生物体自然产生的毒物）(n.) | Shellfish can sometimes contain dangerous toxins that cause food poisoning. 贝类有时可能含有引起食物中毒的危险毒素。 |
| toxic 有毒的；中毒的 (adj.) | The factory illegally dumped toxic waste into the river. 这家工厂非法将有毒废物倾倒到河里。 |
| poison 毒药；毒物 (n.) | Keep cleaning fluids locked away, as they can act as a powerful poison. 将清洁液锁好，因为它们可以充当强力毒药。 |
| poisonous 有毒的；分泌毒物的 (adj.) | Many wild mushrooms are highly poisonous and should not be consumed. 许多野蘑菇毒性很大，不应食用。 |
| noxious 有毒的；有害的 (adj. 强调气味或物质有害健康) | The city air was thick with noxious fumes from traffic. 城市空气中弥漫着来自交通的有害烟雾。 |
| hazardous 危险的；有害的 (adj. 强调风险) | Workers dealing with chemical spills must wear protective gear to avoid hazardous exposure. 处理化学品泄漏的工人必须穿戴防护装备，以避免有害的暴露。 |
| lethal 致命的，致死的 (adj. 强调足以致死) | A small dose of the compound was found to be lethal to laboratory animals. 发现少量这种化合物对实验动物是致命的。 |
| deadly 致命的；非常的 (adj./adv.) | The virus is highly contagious and often deadly if left untreated. 这种病毒具有高度传染性，如果不及时治疗，往往是致命的。 |
adjective [原级]毒害神经的 - It does not distribute neurotoxic mercury around the planet; it does not clog city air and the lungs of those who breathe it with soot and sulfur.
“neur(o)” = “nerv” = nerve 神经
| neural 神经的；神经系统的 (adj.) | Scientists are mapping the complex neural pathways in the brain. 科学家正在绘制大脑中复杂的神经通路。 |
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| neurosis 神经症；神经衰弱症 (n.) | He was diagnosed with an anxiety neurosis and began therapy. 他被诊断患有焦虑性神经症并开始接受治疗。 |
| neurotic 神经过敏的；神经病的 (adj./n.) | She became overly neurotic about keeping the house perfectly clean. 她变得对保持房子一尘不染过于神经过敏。 |
| neurology 神经病学；神经学 (n.) | The field of neurology continues to make breakthroughs in treating brain diseases. 神经病学领域在治疗脑部疾病方面不断取得突破。 |
| neurological 神经病学的，神经学上的 (adj.) | The patient underwent a battery of tests to rule out any neurological damage. 患者接受了一系列测试，以排除任何神经学损伤。 |
| neurologist 神经学家；神经科专门医师 (n.) | A specialist neurologist was consulted regarding the persistent headaches. 就持续的头痛问题，咨询了一位专业的神经科医生。 |
| nerve 神经；勇气 (n.) | The doctor tested the reflexes by tapping the patient's nerve. / It took a lot of nerve to speak up against the boss. 医生通过敲击患者的神经来测试反射。/ 鼓起很大的勇气才敢对老板提出反对意见。 |
| nervous 神经的；紧张不安的 (adj.) | He felt extremely nervous before giving his big presentation. 在做重要演讲之前，他感到非常紧张不安。 |
| enervate 使衰弱，使失去活力 (vt.) | The extreme heat and humidity enervated the hikers quickly. 极端的炎热和潮湿迅速使徒步旅行者失去了活力。 |
noun [专属名词]毒蛇；毒如蛇蝎的人，阴险的人 - You conspire with him against me, do you, viper?
noun [专属名词]（Viper）人名；（瑞典）维佩尔 - Flee from every symptom of this deadly foe as you would flee from a viper.
noun [专属名词]蝰蛇（欧洲产的小毒蛇）；加算器；猪鼻蛇（北美产无毒的） - I took a horned adder from beneath a stone and let it sting me.
noun [专属名词][脊椎] 响尾蛇 - One family of completely harmless snakes, the kingsnake, has also evolved serum that neutralizes rattlesnake venom.
adjective [原级]溶血的，与溶血有关的 - The result is a progressive haemolytic anaemia.
adjective [原级]毒蛇的 - That woman has the most viperine tongue!
