【真題】Laughter does produce short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels, boosting heart rate and oxygen consumption.
笑確實會使心臟和心血管的功能產生短時間的變化,它會加快心率和氧消耗。
specialize
v.(in)專攻,專門研究,專業化
【例】The ship around the corner specializes in chocolates.拐角那家商店專門出售巧克力。
【構詞】special(專門的)+-ize(使……)→專攻
【同義替換】major, particularize
【派生】specialized a.專攻的 specialization n.專門化,特殊化
【真題】Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized.
【例】Retreat from unpleasant realities into comforting illusions rarely solves any problems.逃避令人不愉快的現實而沉迷于舒適的幻想,是解決不了任何問題的。
【同義替換】retire, withdraw
【真題】It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful.