Cambridge 8 TEST 3
1. building=property=construction n.建筑
2. support=back=be behind=in support of=back somebody up v.支持
3. financial support=fund=financial aid 资助
4. stumbling block=difficulty=trouble n.麻烦
5. create=generate=form=produce v.形成
6. direct=guide=lead=instruct=give order/instruction v.指导
7. beam=laser=ray=glow=glare n.光线，激光
8. aim=direct at=purpose=point=idea=objective=goal=target n.目的
9. test in real=field test 实地测试
10. genius=giftedness / talent / intellectual=intelligence=brains=brilliant=wisdom n.天才
11. inherit=run in family=receive=get=be given=be awarded v.继承
12. talent=prodigy=skill=ability=craftsmanship=flair=have a knack=a natural ability to do
something well n.才能，技能
13. lessen=minimize=subside=lighten=relieve=ease=allay v.减少
14. significance=supremacy=definition=meaning=sense=connotation n.重要性
15. achieve=make=succeed=manage=make progress=accomplish=get results v.达成
16. limitation=restricted=disadvantage=drawback=liability=the downside n.限制
17. inexorable=inevitable=unstoppable=remorseless adj.无法改变的
18. stable=characteristic=constant=steady=fixed=unchanging adj.稳定的 10
19. life span=duration of life
20. biological clock=internal clock 生物钟
21. prolong=extend=drag out=spin out v.延伸，延长
22. principle=law=conscience=scruples n.原则，法则
23. optimal=better=best adj.最佳的
24. conserve=save / frugal=reserve=keep back v.节约，保存
25. immortality : the state of living for ever or being remembered for ever adj.不朽的
26. organism=living thing=life form=wildlife =an animal, plant, human, or any other living
thing n.有机的

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