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Unit 18 Inventions edible adj.fit to be eaten The food is ~. ~ wild mushrooms/root 这些果子可以吃还是有毒？ n.--sth fit to be eaten,food Do you have ~s such as vegetables and meat? flavour(flavor) n.(u)taste and smell, esp of food Adding salt to food can improve the ~. ?distinctive or characteristic taste. The dish has a strong ~. 这种冰激淋有六种不同的味道。 Vt (sth with)giving ~ to sth by adding sth The meat was ~ed with pepper. ~ing n.thing added to give it ~. The drink contains no artificial ~s. 这汤应该再加点调味料。 -~ed lemon-~ed sweets ~less adj. patent 1) n.official document giving the holder the right to make, use or sell an invention and preventing others from imitating it. obtain a ~ to protect an invention 申请专利 2)invention or process that is protected by a ~ It is my ~.这是我的专利发明 adj.(attrib)(of an invention, product,etc)protected by or having a ~ 有专利的，受专利保护的 (attrib) made and sold by a particular firm ~ drugs, medicines etc. V.obtain a ~ for(an invention or process) patenteea person who obtains or holds a ~ patent office 专利局 4．creative adj.of or involving creation/able to create. The writer described the ~ process. 描述了创作过程 She is very ~; she writes and paints. create, creation, creator, ~ly 5.background be/be kept/stay in the background在幕后 ~ music/ information He has a working-class ~. The flowers look beautiful against the ~. 6.rephrase Vtto phrase again, esp to state in a new, clearer or different way. 1) Let me ~ that. 演讲者重述了几个观点。phrase—to express in (particular)words. a politely-phrased refusal 7. allow forto take…into consideration. 1)Allowing for the train being late, I should be back by 10:00 2)Has everything been allowed for in your plan? 我们必须考虑到任何可能的延误。(delay) 他把任何可能发生的事情都考虑进去了。 allow of sth(fml)—permit sth, leave room for sth. The facts allow of only one explanation.这些事实只能有一种解释。 8.reject Vt—to refuse to accept/to throw away as useless or imperfect 1) She ~ed my suggestion. 2)He was ~ed for the army because of his bad eyes. 3)You’d bette