Health & well-being

easily harmed, hurt, or affected by something negative

脆弱的；易受伤害的

• Coastal communities are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels.
• Elderly patients are more vulnerable to complications from the flu.
• The reforms aim to protect the most vulnerable members of society.

Collocations: vulnerable to · particularly vulnerable · vulnerable populations

to continue to exist or happen, especially despite difficulty or opposition

持续；坚持

• Unemployment persisted at high levels long after the recession ended.
• If symptoms persist for more than a week, patients should see a doctor.
• Old stereotypes about older workers persist in many industries.

Collocations: persist despite · symptoms persist · continue to persist

average in amount, intensity, or degree; not extreme

适度的；中等的

• Moderate exercise several times a week can significantly improve health.
• A moderate increase in tuition sparked far less protest than expected.
• The report recommended a moderate rather than a radical policy change.

Collocations: a moderate increase · moderate exercise · moderate demand

a person's or group's health, happiness, and general well-being; also government support for those in need

福祉；福利

• The policy places the welfare of children above administrative convenience.
• Critics argue that welfare spending should be better targeted.
• Animal welfare standards vary widely between countries.

Collocations: animal welfare · welfare spending · promote welfare

to become or make smaller, weaker, or less important

减少；削弱

• Public interest in the campaign diminished as the election approached.
• Automation need not diminish the value of human judgment in the workplace.
• Her achievements were not diminished by the controversy.

Collocations: diminish in importance · greatly diminished · diminishing returns

to bring something back to its original condition or position

恢复；修复

• The wetland restoration project aims to restore habitats lost to development.
• New leadership helped restore public confidence in the institution.
• Historians worked for years to restore the damaged manuscript.

Collocations: restore confidence · restore a habitat · fully restored

to reduce the amount of something significantly, especially a resource

耗尽；使枯竭

• Overfishing has depleted stocks in several major fisheries.
• Long hours at work can deplete an employee's energy and motivation.
• Groundwater reserves are being depleted faster than they can be replenished.

Collocations: deplete resources · rapidly depleted · deplete reserves

widespread; existing commonly in a particular place or time

普遍的；盛行的

• Remote work is now prevalent across the technology sector.
• The disease remains prevalent in regions with poor sanitation.

Collocations: increasingly prevalent · prevalent among · highly prevalent