学个词Learn a Word 第944期 Promising

今天我们要学的词是promising¹。 Promising, 有希望的，有前途的。 "He is a promising young man," 这个年轻人前途无量。 "The scandal almost put an end to his promising career in politics," 这一丑闻差点儿给他在政治领域内前途无量的事业划上句号。 "The new cancer drug looks very promising in clinical trials," 从临床试验阶段看，这种治疗癌症的新药十分看好。 "A new quit smoking therapy proved to be promising in helping² smokers³ kick the habit," 一种新的戒烟疗法经检验证明，非常有利于帮助吸烟者改掉这个坏习惯。好的，今天我们学习的词是promising...

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。