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euthanasia

/juː.θəˈneɪ.zɪ.ə/ /juːθəˈneɪʒə/

Meanings
noun

安乐死

The practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end great suffering or poor quality of life.

Examples :

"The veterinarian recommended euthanasia for the old dog, as his quality of life had significantly declined and he was in constant pain. "
兽医建议对那只老狗实施安乐死，因为它生活质量显著下降，并且一直处于痛苦之中。
medicine moral philosophy law society suffering human inhuman being quality right

Related Words

Illustration recommended

recommended verb

/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛndɪd/

推荐，举荐，介绍.

"The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions."

鉴于菲利普斯在类似职位上经验丰富，董事会推荐他。

Illustration significantly

significantly adverb

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntliː/

显著地, 明显地

"My study habits improved significantly after I started using a planner. "

自从我开始使用计划本后，我的学习习惯有了显著的提高。

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

练习，操练

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要反复练习台词，才能在表演时发挥出色。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration declined

declined verb

/dɪˈklaɪnd/

下降，下跌，下滑

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

自2001年以来，美元已经迅速下跌。

Illustration veterinarian

veterinarian noun

/ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹi.ən/

兽医，兽医医生

"The family took their sick cat to the veterinarian for a check-up. "

这家人带他们生病的猫去看兽医，做了一次检查。

Illustration suffering

suffering verb

/ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/

遭受，受苦。

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

这里有人害怕吃苦吗？

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

决定，决策

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

经过仔细考虑后，这个学生做出了关于去哪所大学的决定。

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。

Illustration painlessly

painlessly adverb

/ˈpeɪnləsli/

无痛地，毫不费力地

"She moved the heavy box painlessly, using a dolly. "

她用小推车毫不费力地搬动了那个沉重的箱子。

Illustration intentionally

intentionally adverb

/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəli/ /ɪnˈtɛnʃənli/

故意地，有意地。

"The student intentionally missed the first few days of school to avoid the difficult math test. "

那个学生故意旷课了头几天，为了躲避那场难的数学考试。