| 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 | 1 [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. [usu pl]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]大瀑布 A cataract is a large waterfall. [LITERARY 文] |
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