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adult
One who has attained maturity or legal age.
Biology. A fully grown, mature organism
Fully developed and mature.
Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education.
Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic
adj. 成年的;成熟的
n. 成年人

adolescent esce+ent=escent -esce 表开始或正在进行
Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence. See Synonyms at young.
Characteristic of adolescence; immature: an adolescent sense of humor
A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity; a teenager.
adj. 青春期的;未成熟的
n. (尤指16岁以下的)青少年,青春期的男女

coalesce
To grow together; fuse.
To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders
vi. 合并;结合;联合
vt. 使…联合;使…合并

例句:
The edges of the cut coalesced.
伤口愈合了。
Their views coalesced to form a coherent policy.
他们的各种观点已统一为一致的政策。

coalition
An alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations.
A combination into one body; a union.
n. 联合;结合,合并;(政党、国家等)临时结成的联盟

例句:
During the war Britain was ruled by a coalition.
大战期间英国由联合政府主政。

prolific -ficus [-fic] 拉丁语 -ficus [后缀,表“…的”]
Producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile.
Producing abundant works or results: a prolific artist. See Synonyms at fertile.
adj.大量繁殖的,多育的;富于创造力的;作品(或成果)丰富的;丰富的;富饶的

例句:
The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.
这个文件的最后几页错误很多。

proliferate fer拿;带 prefer offer
To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.
To cause to grow or increase rapidly
vi. 增殖;扩散;激增
vt. 使激增

例句:
During the 1990's, computer companies proliferated.
20世纪90年代电脑公司的数量激增。

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重点单词
  • characteristicadj. 特有的,典型的 n. 特性,特征,特色
  • explicitlyadv. 明白地,明确地
  • immatureadj. 不成熟的
  • fertileadj. 肥沃的,富饶的,能繁殖的,多产的,(创造力)丰
  • intendedadj. 故意的,有意的;打算中的 n. 已订婚者 v.
  • prolificadj. 多产的,作品丰富的
  • tissuen. (生物的)组织,织物,薄绢,纸巾
  • maturityn. 成熟,(支票等的)到期
  • combinationn. 结合,联合,联合体
  • multiplyvt. 乘,增加 vi. 扩大,繁衍,做乘法 adv.