A digital revolution in health care is speeding up
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1. cardiac / ˈkɑːdɪæk/
adj. of or relating to the heart or heart disease 心脏的; 心脏病的:
cardiac muscles, disease, patients 心肌﹑ 心脏病﹑ 心脏病患者 *
cardiac arrest, ie temporary or permanent stopping of the heartbeat 心跳停止.
2. to the name of 名叫，名为
3.cardiopulmonary
of or relating to the heart and lungs
resuscitation (rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt-)
when someone or something is brought back to life or consciousness:
The patient suffered a cardiac arrest and died, despite an attempt at resuscitation.
CPR(cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) 心肺复苏
4. grubby
dirty; unwashed 肮脏的; 不洁的:
grubby hands 脏手
5.Alexa is one manifestation of a drive to disrupt an industry that has so far largely failed to deliver on the potential of digital information.
deliver on
give what is expected or promised 不负所望; 履行诺言:
They promise to finish the job in June, but can they deliver (on that)? 他们答应六月份完成这项工作, 但他们能说到做到吗?
6.But the momentum towards a digital future is gathering pace.
gather
increase (sth) 增加（某事物）:
The darkness is gathering. 夜色渐浓. *
in the gathering gloom of a winter's afternoon 在冬天的一个下午, 天色越来越暗 *
The car gathered speed. 汽车速度逐渐加快了.
7.expenditure
action of spending or using 花费; 使用:
the expenditure of money on weapons 购置武器的开支 *
8. analytics:
the method of logical analysis
9.pharma'ceutical ˏfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkl
adj of or connected with the making and distribution of drugs and medicines 制药的; 配药的: the pharmaceutical industry 制药工业.
10.a host of hungry entrepreneurs
11. These firms may well profit most handsomely from the shift to digital.
handsome:
considerable 可观的:
a handsome profit, price, fortune, etc 相当大的利润﹑ 相当高的价格﹑ 相当好的运气.
12.reimbursement [ˌriimˈbəsmənt]
n.偿还(的款项)
13.The startup is a good hedge for Sanofi, which faces a slowdown in sales of its blockbuster insulin medication, Lantus, which lost patent protection in 2015.
hedge:
~ (against sth) means of defence against possible loss 防止可能造成损失的手段:
buy gold as a hedge (ie to protect one's money) against inflation 为防通货膨胀而购买黄金.
blockbuster
(informal) something very successful, especially a very successful book or film/movie:
the latest Hollywood blockbuster
insulin n.胰岛素
14.inpatient
a person who stays in a hospital while receiving treatment
15.mammogram
a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays also :
or the procedure for producing a mammogram
16.concussion
injury to the brain caused by a blow, violent shaking, etc, resulting in temporary unconsciousness 脑震荡
17.contraceptive
n, a drug, device or practice used to prevent a woman becoming pregnant: oral contraceptives
a, [only before noun]:
a contraceptive pill ◆
18.menopause n,绝经期
19.onerous
a,needing effort; burdensome 艰巨的; 繁重的:
onerous duties 繁重的职务 *
This is the most onerous task I have ever undertaken. 这是我承担过的最艰巨的任务.
20. VC 风险投资（venture capital）
21. sedentary ˈsedntrɪ
(of people) spending a lot of time seated （指人）久坐的:
a sedentary worker 工作上需要久坐的人
22. cavalier
[esp attrib 尤作定语] offhand; discourteous 随便的; 不礼貌的
