学术英语（一）unit 4 重点词汇.pptVIP

24. abstinent:_______________________________ _______________________________ The doctor strongly advised the patient to be abstinent from alcohol. Experience suggests this is not the case; abstinent and recovering substance abusers are well-represented in domestic violence courts and batterers’ programs. (Text B) refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol Discuss the words’ meaning 25. divergent:________________________ It seems there are always divergent views on these hot issues. Capital and labor have divergent interests. tending to differ Discuss the words’ meaning 26. cognitive:__________________________ __________________________ Scientists are trying to understand the process of children’s cognitive development. This cognitive model of children learning their first language is rather complex. connected with mental processes of understanding Discuss the words’ meaning 27. intervention:_______________________________ ________________________ The child would have suffered from continuous abuse but for the intervention of the police. State intervention in economy sometimes is inevitable. Collocations: timely intervention personal intervention getting involved in order to influence a situation in some way Discuss the words’ meaning 及时干预 亲自介入 Discuss the words’ meaning armed intervention foreign intervention legal intervention judicial intervention surgical intervention human intervention political intervention active intervention 武装干涉 外国的干涉 法律干预 司法介入 外科手术治疗 人为干预 政治干预 积极介入 28. cumulative:_______________________________ _______________________________ People in that area have suffered heavily from the cumulative effect of incessant flood