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Chapter 7 Aware He should have been aware of what his junior officers were doing. 例：She was acutely aware of the noise of the city. N-UNCOUNT 意识 awareness 例：The 1980s brought an awareness of green issues. Be aware of意识到，知道 become aware of知道；发觉 同根词：beware Constant ADJ You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there. 常发生的; 常存在的 例：Inflation is a constant threat. ADJ If an amount or level is constant, it stays the same over a particular period of time. (在某时段内) 保持不变的 例：The body feels hot and the temperature remains more or less constant at the new elevated level. 同根词：distant constancy substance Devour 1.V-T If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. 狼吞虎咽地吃 例：A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food plus biscuits per day. 2.V-T If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. 急切地读 例：She began buying and devouring newspapers when she was only 12. 同根词：carnivorous granivorous herbivorous insectivorous piscivorous omnivorous Discover V-T If you discover something that you did not know about before, you become aware of it or learn of it. 发觉 例：She discovered that theyd escaped. V-T If a person or thing is discovered, someone finds them, either by accident or because they have been looking for them. 发现; 找到 例：A few days later his badly beaten body was discovered on a roadside outside the city. V-T When someone discovers a new place, substance, scientific fact, or scientific technique, they are the first person to find it or become aware of it. (首次) 发现 例：...the first European to discover America. V-T When an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well known is discovered, someone recognizes that they have talent and helps them in their career. 发现 (人才) 例：The Beatles were discovered in the early 1960s. 词根：discover uncover recover discoverable 发现的；显露的；泄露的discovery 发现，发觉；被发现的事物discoverer 发现者 Distressed ADJ If someone is distressed, they are upset or w