【author音标】 英[ˈɔ:θə(r)] 美[ˈɔθər]
【单词释义】 author是什么意思：
n.作者；著作家；创造者；发起人
vt.创作出版；著作;写作;编写
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] authors [第三人称单数] authors
[单词现在分词] authoring
[单词过去式] authored
[单词过去分词] authored
【author形近词/近似词】
anchor n.锚；vt.使固定； vi.抛锚，停泊
abhor v.痛恨，憎恶
【单词例句】
◇ This novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. Its author was a black businessman who was brought up in America.
这部小说写的是一次令人难以置信而又真实的历险。其作者是一位在美国被抚养长大的黑人商人。
---- Sailing Home
◇ "The research posits that peeling can effectively eliminate nearly all pesticide residues, contrasted with the frequently recommended practice of washing," study co-author Professor Dongdong Ye said.
研究报告的合著者叶冬冬教授表示：“与经常推荐的清洗做法形成对比的是，研究提出削皮可以有效地消除几乎所有的农药残留。”
---- How to washing your fruits and veggies
◇ The reason has to do with how our bodies respond to beverages, according to Ronald Maughan, a professor at St. Andrews' School of Medicine and the study's author.
这项研究的作者、圣安德鲁斯大学医学院教授罗纳尔德·莫恩说，原因和我们的身体对饮料的反应机制有关。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ "We describe GJ 357 b as a 'hot Earth,'" said Enric Pallé, study co-author and astrophysicist at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.
“我们将GJ 357 b描述为一个‘热地球’，”研究的合作者、加那利群岛天体物理研究所的天体物理学家恩里克·怕列说。
---- NASA finds potentially habitable super-Earth
◇ Speaking to the Smithsonian Mag, Dr Ollie Jay, one of the authors of the study, explained: "If you drink a hot drink, it does result in a lower amount of heat stored inside your body, provided the additional sweat that's produced when you drink the hot drink can evaporate."
在接受《史密森学会杂志》采访时，该研究的作者之一奥利·杰博士解释说：“如果喝热饮，体内储存的热量就会降低，前提是喝热茶时排出的汗水可以蒸发掉。”
---- Drinking hot tea in summer really does cool you down
◇ 'Breakfast is believed to be an important meal of the day, whereas there has been an increasing prevalence of skipping breakfast over the past 50 years in the United States, with as many as 23.8 percent of young people skipping breakfast every day,' the authors write.
“人们认为早餐是一天中的重要一餐，而在美国，过去50年间，不吃早餐的现象越来越普遍，多达23.8%的年轻人每天都不吃早餐，”报告的作者们写道。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ "Our study found that laughter therapy increased the functional capacity of the cardiovascular system,” said the lead author, Prof Marco Saffi, of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in Brazil.
该研究的首席作者、巴西阿雷格里港医院的马克·萨菲教授表示：“我们的研究发现，大笑疗法能改善心血管系统的功能。”
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ 'Halting sneezing via blocking the nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre, and should be avoided,' said lead author Dr Wanding Yang.
该报告的首席作者杨万鼎（音）医生说：“通过捂鼻子嘴巴的方式止住喷嚏是一种危险的方式，应该避免这么做。”
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ "People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good (HarperCollins, 2002). "So it can help save on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more vital."
《原谅的好处》(哈珀科林斯出版社, 2002)一文的作者弗雷德里克 卢斯金博士曾说过：“原谅他人的人很少消沉，不容易发怒，压力减少并充满希望。原谅有助于减少生理消耗，增强免疫能力，让人充满活力。”