1.turns out to be 被发现是
Cosgrave's forecast turned out to be completely wrong.
科斯格累夫的预测被发现是完全错误的。
2.at risk 受到威胁
Up to 25,000 jobs are still at risk.
多达25000职位仍受到威胁。
3.at all 根本
Robin never really liked him at all.
罗宾根本从来没有真正喜欢过他。
4.hand down 把…传给(年轻一代)
The idea of handing down his knowledge from generation to generation is important to McLean.
对麦克莱恩来说,将自己的知识一代代传下去这一信念很重要。
5.protect against 为…保险
Many manufacturers have policies to protect themselves against blackmailers.
许多制造商都有为敲诈勒索保险的保单。
6.be immune to 免疫的
About 93 percent of U.S. residents are immune to measles either because they were vaccinated or they had the disease as a child.
大约93%的美国居民对麻疹是免疫的,他们要么因为接种过疫苗,要么就是小时候得过麻疹。
7.predispose sb to 使…很可能患(某疾病)
a gene that predisposes people to alcoholism.
使易于嗜酒的基因。
8.mess with 干涉
You are messing with people's religion and they don't like that.
你正在干涉人们的宗教信仰,他们不喜欢你这样做。
n. [生]基因组;[生]染色体组











