In the conversion of saliva into poison, one might suppose that a fixed process took place.
人們可能認(rèn)為，唾液轉(zhuǎn)變成毒液，其中有固定的程序。
新概念英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè)
Lesson 20 Snake poison
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 變換，轉(zhuǎn)變;改裝物;財(cái)產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)換，兌換;[邏] 換位（法）;
?? con共同+vers改變+ion表名詞 → 轉(zhuǎn)化；（宗教的）改變
"the conversion of farm buildings into family homes"
農(nóng)場(chǎng)建筑物改建為家庭住宅
近義：remodeling, remodelling, restoration, redesigning, shift, transformation
vt. 假定;猜想，推測(cè);認(rèn)為;讓（用于祈禱語(yǔ)氣）;
vi. 想象，猜想;
?? sup在…下面+pose放→放下去想→猜想，推測(cè)
"I suppose your presence here today is not entirely coincidental ."
我認(rèn)為你今天來(lái)這里不完全是碰巧。
近義：imagine, assume, presume, regard, surmise, suspect
adj. 固定的，不變的;不易揮發(fā)的;處境…的，常作復(fù)合詞;（比賽等）通過(guò)作弊預(yù)先安排好結(jié)果的;
v. 固定( fix的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞);
?? fix固定+ed被...的 →被固定的
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的滿期
近義：irremovable, nailed, pinned, secured, set, standing
反義：astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
n. 過(guò)程;工序;做事方法;工藝流程;
vt. 加工;處理;審閱;審核;
vi. 列隊(duì)行進(jìn);
adj. 經(jīng)過(guò)特殊加工（或處理）的;
?? pro向前，在前+cess行走→過(guò)程；進(jìn)行
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工廠經(jīng)理用一幅作業(yè)圖來(lái)說(shuō)明生產(chǎn)過(guò)程.
近義：inure, mill, treat, transact, execute, expedite
saliva
[s?'la?v?]
n. 唾液，口水;津;吐沫;涎;
"He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin."
他擦掉了下巴上的幾滴口水.
近義：spit, drivel, drool