Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

spayed (ad): of a female animal, having had its ovaries (= the parts that produce eggs) removed so that it cannot produce young animals
（雌性动物）绝育的
There are probably thousands of dangerous dogs out there that don’t have permits and aren’t spayed or neutered.
外面可能有成千上万只危险的狗，它们没有许可证，也没有被绝育或去势。

intricate (adj): having a lot of small parts or details that are arranged in a complicated way and are therefore sometimes difficult to understand, solve, or produce
错综复杂的；复杂精细的；难理解的；难解决的
The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair.
手表的机械结构非常复杂精细，很难修理。

infect (v): infect verb [T] (DISEASE)
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C1 to pass a disease to a person, animal, or plant
（疾病）传染，感染
The ward was full of children infected with TB.
病房里住满了感染结核病的孩子。
All the tomato plants are infected with a virus.
所有的西红柿植株都染上了一种病毒。

2-If a place, wound, or substance is infected, it contains bacteria or other things that can cause disease.
感染（地方，伤口或物体）
The meat had been infected by E coli bacteria.
肉被感染了大肠杆菌。

the wound got infected-伤口感染了