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Cataract Cave Water Eye Cloudy Large N Count 可数名词

英语单词 cataract
英美音标 英 ['kætərækt] 美 ['kætərækt]
中文释义 n.大瀑布;奔流;[医]白内障
英语例句 (1) The way is blocked by the tall cataract.
(2) The sounding cataract haunted me like a passion.
(3) In a recess in the rocky cliffs behind the cataract is a cave. Lying hidden by the sheets of water cascading down, it is known as the Water Curtain Cave.
(4) The good news from the battlefields is becoming a cataract.
(5) He has developed a cataract.
(6) Cataract may result from long standing diabetes.
中文例句 (1) 高悬的大瀑布挡住了去路。
(2) 轰鸣的瀑布声萦绕于耳,如同滂湃的激情。
(3) 大瀑布后面岩壁上,凹处有一洞,洞口为瀑布所掩,故名“水帘洞”。
(4) 战场上传来的好消息正在变成一道奔流。
(5) 他患上了白内障。
(6) 长期的糖尿病可能会引起白内障。
vocabulary简明 If someone has a cataract in their right eye, their lens is cloudy rather than clear, so they have difficulty seeing. Luckily, cataracts are easily removed.
vocabulary扩展 Cataracts, cloudy areas of the lenses of the eye, are often associated with old age. Cataract can also mean a large waterfall, like Niagara Falls. Even with cataracts, you can still make out a cataract. It's not a little waterfall; it's huge!
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]白内障 Cataracts are layers over a person's eyes that prevent them from seeing properly. Cataracts usually develop because of old age or illness.
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  • In one study, light smokers were found to be more than twice as likely to get cataracts as non-smokers...

    研究表明,即使抽烟不多的人也比不抽烟的人患白内障的概率高出一倍多。

  • Age is not a factor in cataract surgery.

    年龄并不是影响做白内障手术的因素。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]大瀑布 A cataract is a large waterfall.
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