2 ) Wha t you say makes no sense.
pass on.to.将.传递给另一人
[例句] He tr ied to pass the job on to me，but I soon got rid of it.
seek out 搜寻，找出
[例句] How can we seek out a really good person for the job ?
stand a chance of doing.有可能
[例句] He stands a good chance of passing the examination.
take a chance (on something) 冒险，投机，碰运气
[例句] A driver should never take a chance on driving too fast without getting a ticket.
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词汇精解
alert4 [....l....t ] adj.提防的，警惕的
n.警惕，警报，机灵的，活跃的
[同义] watchful
[反义] dull ，slow，torpid
[考点] on the aler t for sth./ against sth./ to do sth.注意，提防，小心aler t to 警告
[例句] 1 ) You must keep ale rt in clas s.
2 ) The doctor aler ted me to the dangers of smoking.
carrier4 [..k .. ri..( r ) ] n.运送者，邮递员，带菌者，( 自行车等) 行李架，搬运器，航空母舰，载波(信号)
[考点] carrier bag ( 商场中购物使用的) 购物袋
carrier pigeon 信鸽
[例句] Mosquitoes ar e carriers of mala ria.
commentary6 [..k..m..nt..ri] n .①注释,解说词②评论,批评,评注
[同义] remark
[考点] commentary on/ of sth.对.报道、评论
[例句] The conclusion of the commentary really hit the bull’s eye (十分中肯) ；it was exactly right.
developmental * [di..vel..p..ment..l ] ad j.发展的，发育的
diagnosis [..dai......n..usis ] n.诊断，诊断结果，诊断书
[考点] 复数为diagnoses
disclose6 [dis..kl..uz] v t.揭露，透露
[同义] reveal ，expose ，uncover
[反义] conceal ，hide
[考点] disclose sth.( to sb .) ( 向某人) 揭露某事
[辨析] disclose ；r eveal ；expose
disclose 指公开一直被视为秘密或被掩盖的事实、名单等，如The victims identity was disclosed by police in a statement last night.reveal 指告诉别人以前是秘密或不为人知的事，如The company has just revealed its plans for the coming yea r ，including the opening of new offices in Paris.expose 指将某人或某组织违背良心和道德的秘密活动公诸于众，如They threatened to expose him to the media unles s he changed his ways.
[例句] 1 ) She wouldn’t disclose her friend’s wher eabouts to the police.
2 ) He opened the box ，disclosing the contents to the audience.
downside [..daunsaid] n.消极面，负面，底侧，下降趋势
adj.底侧的
enact [i..n .. kt ] vt.制定法律，颁布，扮演
[同义] legisla te，act
[例句] A st range ritual was enacted before our eyes.
gauge [..eid..] n.(亦作: gage ) 标准尺，规格，量规，量表，估计，判断
v.测量
[例句] A pet rol gauge shows the amount of pet rol lef t in a car.
geneticist [d..i..netisist ] n.遗传学者
healthcare [..hel..k....( r ) ] n.保健，保健业
hereditary [hi..redit..r i] ad j.世袭的，遗传的，可世袭的
[同义] inher ited
[考点] a her editary disease 遗传的疾病
high risk [..hai..risk] adj.高风险的
Huntington [..h..nti..t..n] n.亨廷顿( 遗传性慢性舞蹈病)
insurer [in....u..r..( r) ] n.保险业者，保险公司
lawmaker [..l......meik..( r ) ] n.立法者
leery [..li..ri ] ad j.机敏的，狡猾的
[同义] suspicious
[考点] leery of sb./ sth.机敏的.
[例句] I tend to be a bit leery of cut price“ba rgains”.
lung4 [l....] n.肺，呼吸器，肺脏
malady [..m .. l..di ] n.疾病，缺点，弊病
[同义] ailment ，disease ，illnes s ，sicknes s
[例句] Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.
mutation [mju....tei....n] n.变化，转变，元音变化，(生物物种的) 突变
[同义] change ，alternation
[例句] Are mutations in plants caused by cosmic rays ?
offspring6 [....fs pr i..] n.儿女，子孙，后代，产物
[同义] child ，descendant
[考点] 单复数同形
[例句] She is the offspring of a scientist and a musician.
penalize [..pi..n..laiz ] v.处罚，置. 于不利地位，( 运动中) 犯规处罚
[同义] punish
[例句] Their team was penalized for intentionally wasting ime.
pre-existing [..pr i..i....zisti..] adj.先存在的，先发生的
retardation [..ri..t......dei....n] n.延迟，迟缓，障碍
[考点] mental r etardation 智力障碍scour [..skau..( r) ] vt.冲洗，擦亮，( 搜索或追捕时) 急速走遍vi.擦，洗，冲刷，腹泻，急速穿行，冲刷成，侵蚀成n.擦，洗，洗涤剂，腹泻
[考点] scour away/ off 冲掉，刷掉
scour the rust off 刷掉锈迹
[辨析] scour ；comb scour 指为查找重要而又难找的东西而仔细、全面搜查某地或文件等，如A team of detectives is scouring the ar ea for the murder weapon.comb 指为找到难以找到的人或物而全面搜寻某一地方，强调移动式搜索，如We’ve combed the whole a rea but there’s no sign of the wallet.
stark [st....k] adv.完全地
[同义] completely ，entir ely
[考点] sta rk naked 赤裸地
sta rk staring mad 完全疯狂地
Tay Sachs [..tei..s .. ks] n.家族性白痴症
unprecedented [....n..presid..ntid] ad j.空前的，没有前例的
[同义] ext raordinary
[反义] precedented
[例句] The enemy mad bombardment caused unprecedent - ed dea th and dest ruction in the country.
worthless4 [..w......lis ] ad j.无价值的，无益的，没用的
alert someone to something 使.警觉，使.警惕
[例句] We must ale rt the people to the dange rs facing our count ry.
at risk 有危险的，危机四伏的
[例句] The whole future of the company is a t risk.
bar someone from (doing) something 阻止.做. ，排斥
[例句] The doctor was ba rred from practicing after he was proved guilty of improper behavior.
deprive someone of something 剥夺某人某物
[例句] Many children a re deprived of a good education ，simply because they live in the wrong place.
live with 接受，容忍
[例句] I don’t like the winte r ，but we all have to live with it ，don’t we ?
outside of 除.之外
[例句] Outside of his brothe rs and sisters she has no real friends.
scare someone off 将.吓跑
[例句] Higher coffee prices a re scaring off the customers ；many a re drinking tea instead.
take steps to do something 采取行动以达到某目的
[例句] The government is taking steps to control the rising cr ime rate.