that the annual drug bill of the Health Services is mounting to astronomical figures
卫生部门的年度药费上升到了天文数字，
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 28 Patients and doctors

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

annual ['ænjuəl] 词频2 词根: ann
adj. 每年的;一年的;[植物]一年生的; n. 年刊;一年生植物;
💡 ann一年+ual...的→ 一年一度的
"the annual movie confab in Cannes"
在戛纳举行的电影年会
近义：yearbook, yearly, anniversary, annum
drug [drʌg] 词频2 词根: dr-
n. 药物;药剂;麻醉药;毒品; vt. （在食物或饮料中）投放麻醉药，下麻醉药;掺麻醉药于;使服麻醉药;使服毒品; vi. 使服麻醉药，用药麻醉，使服兴奋剂;
💡 鹿(d)在地毯(rug)上 吃药 吸毒 药带太大，只好拖(drag)而走
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
近义：hocus, narcotize, dope, narcotic, opiate, medicament
bill [bil] 词频1 词根: /bi:/
n. 帐单, 清单, 钞票, 鸟嘴, 广告, 法案, 票据\\nvt. 开帐单, (用招贴)宣布
💡 Bill Gates→ 支票之门{比尔盖茨是世界上最富有的人} 看了6次(6)病(ill)，付 账单花了很多 钞票
近义：invoice, charge, check, debit, expense, post
health [helθ] 词频1 词根: /hi:/
n. 健康状况;卫生;保健;昌盛，兴旺;
💡 heal(治愈）+th(名缀）治愈后恢复健康。
"He lost his health, and therefore his difficulties increased."
他身体虚弱, 因此更增加了他的困难.
近义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle 反义：unhealthiness, unsanitariness
mounting [['mɔ:ntiŋ]]
n. 装备, 衬托纸, 舞台效果, 上马\\n[化] 装配
近义：ascension, ascent, scaling, climbing, escalation, frame

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

the young man has a glorious future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him:
青年人有光辉灿烂的前景，而老年人的辉煌已成为过去。
the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
如果怕死；就有点儿可怜又可鄙。
'Rest', in terms of muscle relaxation and so on, can be achieved by a brief period lying, or even sitting down.
“休息”，从使肌肉得到放松等方面来看，只要稍微躺一躺，甚至坐一坐就能达到。
were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
以激起当时崇尚迷信的水手们的想像。
and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment,
并且意识到这象征着孩子们正在成熟和发展宝贵的观察力、独立判断力，
and usually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions.
往往是用鼻子朝各个方向猛烈地甩动。