In the conversion of saliva into poison, one might suppose that a fixed process took place.
人们可能认为,唾液转变成毒液,其中有固定的程序。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 20 Snake poison

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conversion [kən'vɝʒn] 词频4 词根: con
n. 变换,转变;改装物;财产转换,兑换;[逻] 换位(法);
💡 con共同+vers改变+ion表名词 → 转化;(宗教的)改变
"the conversion of farm buildings into family homes"
农场建筑物改建为家庭住宅
近义:remodeling, remodelling, restoration, redesigning, shift, transformation
suppose [sə'poz] 词频1 词根: 放置
vt. 假定;猜想,推测;认为;让(用于祈祷语气); vi. 想象,猜想;
💡 sup在…下面+pose放→放下去想→猜想,推测
"I suppose your presence here today is not entirely coincidental ."
我认为你今天来这里不完全是碰巧。
近义:imagine, assume, presume, regard, surmise, suspect
fixed [fɪkst] 词频1
adj. 固定的,不变的;不易挥发的;处境…的,常作复合词;(比赛等)通过作弊预先安排好结果的; v. 固定( fix的过去式和过去分词);
💡 fix固定+ed被...的 →被固定的
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的满期
近义:irremovable, nailed, pinned, secured, set, standing 反义:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
process ['prɑsɛs] 词频1 词根: cede
n. 过程;工序;做事方法;工艺流程; vt. 加工;处理;审阅;审核; vi. 列队行进; adj. 经过特殊加工(或处理)的;
💡 pro向前,在前+cess行走→过程;进行
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工厂经理用一幅作业图来说明生产过程.
近义:inure, mill, treat, transact, execute, expedite
saliva [sə'laɪvə]
n. 唾液,口水;津;吐沫;涎;
"He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin."
他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水.
近义:spit, drivel, drool

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