Reading 13-3 S2

Infant (n.)

a very young child or baby; 婴儿

Boost (v.)

to increase or improve something; 增强

Typical (adj.)

usual or expected; 典型的

Pitch (n.)

the highness or lowness of a sound; 音高

Exaggerate (v.)

to make something seem larger or more important than it is; 夸张

Repetitious (adj.)

repeated too often; 重复的

Fascination (n.)

a strong interest or attraction; 魅力，迷恋

A source of (phr.)

the origin of something; ......的来源

Linguist (n.)

a person who studies language; 语言学家

Womb (n.)

the organ in a woman's body where a baby develops; 子宫

Prompting (n.)

encouragement to say or do something; 提示

Pregnant (adj.)

having a baby growing inside; 怀孕的

Bellies (n.)

stomachs (especially of pregnant women); 肚子

Infant tongue (phr.)

the speech or language of very young children; 婴儿语言

Exposure (n.)

experience with or contact with something; 接触

For instance (phr.)

for example; 例如

Prioritize (v.)

to put in order of importance; 优先考虑

Mentally (adv.)

in the mind; 心理上

Absurd (adj.)

ridiculous or unreasonable; 荒谬的

Influence (n./v.)

to have an effect on; 影响

Development (n.)

growth or improvement; 发展

Explore (v.)

to investigate or look into something; 探索

Equip (v.)

to provide with necessary tools or skills; 装备

Device (n.)

a tool or machine; 设备

Software (n.)

computer programs; 软件

Interact (v.)

to communicate or work together; 互动

Describe (v.)

to explain what something is like; 描述

Fundamental (adj.)

basic or essential; 基本的

Root in (phr.)

to originate from or be based on; 根源于

Hypothesis (n.)

a proposed explanation; 假设

Certain (adj.)

specific or known; 某些，确定的

Conversation (n.)

spoken exchange of ideas; 对话

Vest (v.)

to give authority or responsibility; 授予

Capture (v.)

to record or take something; 捕捉

Frequent (adj.)

happening often; 频繁的

Dramatically (adv.)

greatly or noticeably; 显著地

Regardless (adv.)

without being affected by something; 不管怎样

Vowel (n.)

a speech sound made without closing the mouth (like a, e, i); 元音

Observe (v.)

to watch carefully; 观察

Measure (v.)

to find the size or amount of something; 测量

Attention (n.)

focus or notice; 注意

Approximate (adj.)

close to the actual number or value; 近似的

Theorize (v.)

to develop an explanation based on ideas; 推理论证

Attraction (n.)

something that draws interest; 吸引力

Prompt (v.)

to encourage or cause to do something; 激发

Significant (adj.)

important or meaningful; 重要的

Engage in (phr.)

to participate or be involved in; 参与

Recognize (v.)

to identify or acknowledge something; 识别

Individual (n.)

a single person or thing; 个体

Reveal (v.)

to make known or show; 揭示

Tended to (phr.)

were likely to do something; 倾向于

Modify (v.)

to change or adjust; 修改

Ordinary (adj.)

normal or usual; 普通的

Pattern (n.)

a repeated arrangement or trend; 模式

Interacting (v.)

communicating or engaging with others; 互动

According to (phr.)

as stated by; 根据

Expand (v.)

to grow or make larger; 扩展

Meanwhile (adv.)

at the same time; 同时

Equip (v.)

to supply with what is needed; 配备