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RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

此處的RICE是一個 acronym

acronym: 頭字語,是一種縮寫,但他跟一般縮寫 abbreviation 不同,
差別在 acronym 要當作一個單字讀,如:SARS, SCUBA

而一個 abbrevaition 是指要讀單一個字母,如:USA
(故 USA 不是 acronym,而是 abbrevaition )

其他 acronym 如:

radar: radio detecting and ranging
scuba: self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

注意: AIDS 也是 acronym,應讀作 [ edz ]


【Michelle's Class】


r-e 有回來之意
reverse (v) 使倒轉;使反轉;使後退

The sales of company have been declining for months. Mark was hired to reverse the trend.
公司的業績幾個月以來都在下滑。馬克被聘用就是要來力挽狂瀾。

The car reversed 100 meters in just 5 seconds.
五秒鐘之內這部車倒車倒了五百英尺。

m-a-n-i 有手之意
manipulate (v) 本來是指操控或擺佈,但在這裡是指推拿

The doctor manipulated the joints of my spine, and my sore back got better quickly.
醫生推拿了我脊椎的關節之後,我的背痛很快就改善了。

His dislocated shoulder was manipulated and pushed back by the doctor.
醫生推拿他脫臼的肩膀且把他推回原位。

halt (v) 止住;使停止
The meeting was halted because the boss had to answer an important phone call.
因為老闆必須要接一通重要的電話,會議中斷了。

The production was halted for 2 weeks because of the strike.
因為罷工的緣故,生產停頓了兩個星期。

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