The question became one of whether Man could control the disease he had invented.
現在的問題是,人類能否控制住這種人為的疾病。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 17 A man-made disease

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question ['kw?st??n] 詞頻1 詞根: quir
n. 問題;疑問;懷疑;議題; vt. 問(某人)問題;對(某事物)表示[感到]懷疑;
?? quest尋求,詢問+ion名詞后綴 → 疑問
"I can't easily give an answer to your question."
你的問題我難以回答。
近義:impugn, interdict, query, challenge, confute, doubt 反義:back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate
disease [d?'ziz] 詞頻1 詞根: dis
n. 疾病;弊端;不安; vt. 傳染;使…有病;
?? dis(apart)+ease→疾病
"About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease."
全國40%左右的人口患有這種疾病。
近義:ill, malady, illness, complaint, condition, affliction 反義:healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
whether ['w?e?] 詞頻1
pron. 其中的哪一個; n. 可能的選擇;
?? 不管天氣(weather)是否(whether)合適,我都要去 網友:馬 勝 敏 補充:1:剛賣回來的燈泡(w)被他(he)給踢(t)到她的(her)腳下,他們
"I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not."
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受這個工作。
近義:if
control [k?n'trol] 詞頻1 詞根: 轉動
vt. 控制;管理;限制;支配; n. 支配權;操縱者;(對國家、地區、機構等的)管理權;(鍵盤上的)控制鍵;
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飛行員得到空中交通管制站發出的著陸許可。
近義:rig, manipulate, manage, operate, regulate, run 反義:obey, follow, heed, hold, honor, keep
became [bi'keim] 詞頻1
v. 變為,成為( become的過去式 );
"She was made her father's attorney when he became ill."
她在父親生病時代理父親的事務。

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