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Alarming

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FALLUJAH,IRAQ—TheIraqicityofFallujah,

whichsawsomeoftheheaviestfightingduringthe

Iraqwar,isnowexperiencingarmingrease

inbirthdefects,ludingspinabifida.

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英[əlɑːmɪŋ]美[əlɑrmɪŋ]

1.ADJSomethingthatisalarmingmakesyoufeel

afraidoranxiousthatsomethingunpleasantor

dangerousmighthappen.令人惊恐的



例：
Thediseasehasspreadatarmingrate.


这种疾病已经以惊人的速度开来。



2.alarminglyADV令人惊恐地



例：
...thealarminglyhighrateofheartdisease.


…高得惊人的心脏病。

Discount

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Arecently-publishedmedicalstudyindicatesthat

exposuretotoxicmetalsfromU.S.munitionscould

beresponsible,thoughthePentagondiscountsthe

claim.

英[dɪskaʊnt]美[dɪskaʊnt]

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CET4TEM4

V-TIfyoudiscountanidea,fact,ortheory,youconsider

thatitisnottrue,notimportant,ornotrelevant.不理会

例：

However,traderstendedtodiscounttherumour.

但是，商人们倾向于不理会这个传闻。

Affliction

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HerfathersaysLujanesuffersfrommultiple

afflictionsthatIraqidoctorsstruggletotreat.

英[əflɪkʃ(ə)n]

N-VARAnafflictionissomethingthatcausesphysical

ormentalsuffering.折磨人的事物[正式]

Mygod!Liveordie,bothareafflictionforsuchapoor

manlikeme.

我的天哪！对于像我这样的穷人而言，或者死去都是

一种折磨。

Flict-打

=一起打——

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Stemfrom

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Dr.AhmedKamalQasim,ahumang