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今天我们要学的词是cognitive¹. Cognitive 形容词，意思是认知的。最新研究显示， Women with mild cognitive impairment deteriorate² twice as fast as men with the same condition. 患有轻微认知能力缺失的女性病情恶化速度比男性快一倍。One of the earliest symptoms of dementia is cognitive decline. 老年痴呆症初期症状之一就是认知能力的下降。Feeling lonely increases the rate of cognitive decline in older adults. 对老年人来说，感觉孤独会加快认知能力衰退的速度。好的，今天我们学习的词是 cognitive, cognitive, cognitive...

1 cognitive   

adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的

参考例句：

• As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
• The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。

2 deteriorate   

v.变坏；恶化；退化

参考例句：

• Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
• He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。