Cataract
[ 'kætərækt ]
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n. 大瀑布，急瀑布;[医]白内障;暴雨，洪水;奔流;
v. 像瀑布似地注流;
💡 词根助记
cata向下+ract冲→向下冲→大瀑布
📝 例句
He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.
他是一位曾经动过白内障手术的老人.
🌱 联想助记
【记】cata-前缀“下”,act-动作:向下的动作→大瀑布
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
cataract
n
1 large steep waterfall （大而陡的）瀑布.
2 (medical 医)
(a) disease in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, causing partial or total blindness 白内障.
(b) area clouded in this way 白内障的晶状体
an operation to remove cataracts 白内障（晶状体）摘除手术.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kætәrækt]n. 大瀑布, 奔流, 暴雨, 白内障【医】 内障, 白内障
🏥 医学释义
内障，白内障
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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By the way, I came into this classroom last Saturday morning, and it was not as clean as usual.
顺便提一句，上星期六上午我来到这个教室时
Yes, I think we do. Lucy, we need some more hot water. Can you go and get some, please?
是的，再要些吧。露西，我们还要热开水。请你去弄些来，行吗？
Well, Mrs Brown, maybe he has caught a bit of a cold.
嗯，布朗太太，也许他只是有点儿感冒。