Between twelve and eighty years we gradually lose this power;
除在12歲至80歲之間,我們逐漸喪失這種能力。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 37 The process of ageing

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eighty ['eiti] 詞頻1
num. 八十; n. 八十;八十年代;八十歲; adj. 八十的;八十個的;八十歲的;
?? eigh八+ty十 →八十
"There are scores of people there, maybe eighty or more."
那里有好多人, 也許有80個或者更多.
近義:fourscore
gradually ['gr?d???li] 詞頻1
adv. 逐步地,漸漸地;按部就班地;日趨;冉冉;
?? grad步+ ual...的 + ly...地→ gradual逐步的+ ly...地 → 逐步地
"The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness."
這些藥的效果起初非常好,但后來逐漸失效.
近義:increasingly, progressively, seriatim, slowly, successively, consecutively 反義:clean, cold
twelve [tw?lv] 詞頻1
num. 十二;十二個;十二點鐘;十二歲; adj. 十二的;十二個的; n. 十二;十二個;
"I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve."
12歲時我開始迷上了帶水肺潛水.
近義:dozen
lose [lu:z] 詞頻1 詞根: 分解
vt. 失去;錯過;遺失;耽擱; vi. 損失;輸掉;走慢;降低價值;
?? 10(lo)個司儀(se) 遺失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近義:mislay, misplace, miss, waste 反義:prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
power ['pa??] 詞頻1 詞根: 力量
n. [機]動力,功率;力量;政權,權力;強國,大國; vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量; vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進; adj. 權力的;機械能的,電動的;用電力(或動力)發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反義:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility

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