| boredom | the feeling you have when you are bored, or the quality of being boring | "bored adj. 无聊的 boring adj. 无聊的" | They started quarrelling out of sheer boredom. |
| prove | to show that something is true by providing facts, information etc | provable adj. 可证实的 | Tests have proved that the system works. |
| emotion | a strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger | emotional adj. 情绪上的 | She was good at hiding her emotions. |
| agitate | to argue strongly in public for something you want | agitated adj. 焦躁的 | His family are agitating to get him freed. |
| restless | unwilling to keep still or stay where you are, especially because you are nervous or bored | restlessness n. 坐立不安 | "The children had been indoors all day, and were getting restless. " |
| identify | to recognize and correctly name someone or something | "identity n. 身份，本体 " | He was too far away to be able to identify faces. |
| distinct | clearly different or belonging to a different type | distinctive adj.独特的 | There are four distinct types. |
| character traits | typical ways of behaving | | Modesty for males is viewed as a sign of weakness, a low-status character trait. |
| be prone to | likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful | proneness n. 倾向 | Some plants are very prone to disease. |
| psychologist | someone who is trained in psychology | "psychology n. 心理，心理学 psychological adj. 心理的" | They called in a psychologist to give an independent opinion. |
| wander | to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose | wander off 走散 | I'll wander around the mall for half an hour. |
| feature | a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical | | The most distinctive feature of the dinosaurs was their size |
| inability | the fact of being unable to do something | "inability to do…… be able to do…… ability n. 能力" | Failure is man's inability to reach his goals in life. |
| motivate | to make someone want to achieve something and make them willing to work hard in order to do this | motivation n. 动力 | The success has motivated me and pushed me forward. |
| suffer | to experience physical or mental pain | suffer from 遭受 | At least he died suddenly and didn't suffer. |
| precious | valuable and important | precious stone n. 宝石 | We cannot afford to waste precious time. |
| untangle | to separate pieces of string, wire etc or to make something less complicated | | The research attempts to untangle some of these issues. |
| gene | a part of a cell in a living thing that controls what it looks like, how it grows, and how it develops. | "human genes n. 人类基因 genetic adj. 基因的 genetic code 基因序列 genetic engineering 基因工程" | Half of the people who inherit the gene express it. |
| nurture | to help a plan, idea, feeling etc to develop | nature and nurture 先天与后天 | The plants are nurtured in the greenhouse. |
| identical | exactly the same, or very similar | "identical twins 同卵双胞胎 be identical to 和……一样 be identical with 和……一样" | This is a study for identical twins. |
| pinpoint | to find or discover or explain exactly the real facts about something or the cause of a problem | pinpoint technique 精密技术 | It's difficult to pinpoint the cause of the accident. |
| inheritance | money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died or ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present | inheritant effects 遗传效应 | Our genetic inheritance cannot be changed. |
| crucial | something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything else depends on it | crucially adv. 至关重要地 | The conservation of tropical forests is of crucial importance. |
| interplay | the way in which two people or things affect each other | interaction n. 相互作用 | She examines the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change. |
| vulnerability | refers to the inability (of a system or a unit) to withstand the effects of a hostile environment. | "vulnerable adj. 脆弱的，易受伤的 invulnerable adj. 坚不可摧的" | His political rivals are well aware of his vulnerability. |
| radical | new and different, and are against what most people think or believe | radicalism n. 激进主义 | I was shocked by her radical views. |
| chemical | relating to substances, the study of substances, or processes involving changes in substances | chemical reaction n. 化学反应 | The teacher carefully explained each facet of the chemical reaction. |
| be tied to | be restricted by a particular situation | tie down 束缚 | We want our value to be tied to something that we own. |
