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vital

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vi·tal /ˈvaɪtl/ ●●● W2 adjectiveadj  
1  IMPORTANTNEEDextremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist 极其重要的，必不可少的 SYN crucial
 The work she does is absolutely vital.
她所做的工作至关重要。
vital to
 These measures are vital to national security.
这些措施对国家安全极其重要。
vital for
 Regular exercise is vital for your health.
经常锻炼对健康非常重要。
it is vital (that)
 It is vital that you keep accurate records.
做好准确的记录极为重要。
it is vital to do something
 It is vital to keep accurate records.
做好准确的记录非常重要。
 It is vital to be honest with your children.
对自己的孩子坦诚十分重要。
 The tourist industry is of vital importance to the national economy.
旅游业对国家的经济至关重要。
 Richardson played a vital role in the team’s success.
理查森对球队的成功起了极重要的作用。
 The samples could give scientists vital information about long-term changes in the Earth’s atmosphere.
这些样本可以给科学家提供关于地球大气长期变化的极其重要的资料。
► see thesaurus at important, necessary
2  ATTRACTfull of energy in a way that is exciting and attractive 生气勃勃的，充满活力的
 Rodgers and Hart’s music sounds as fresh and vital as the day it was written.
罗杰斯与哈特的音乐现在听来还有刚写成时的那份清新和活力。
3  [only before noun]HBH necessary in order to keep you alive 维持生命所必需的
 the body’s vital processes
机体的生命活动
 vital organs (=heart, lungs etc)
主要器官〔如心、肺等〕
4. vital signs medical the signs that show someone is alive, for example breathing and body temperature 生命体征〔如呼吸和体温等〕
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vital signs• If problems have been identified during assessment, monitoring of vital signs and fluid balance may continue.• The following instructions were given: To monitor vital signs and measure the central venous pressure, half hourly at first.• Theatre staff usually wait until the patient's vital signs are stabilizing before allowing the patient to return to the ward.• He's a good weight, his vital signs are stable.• And disguising your vital signs can be attained-albeit with effort.• These rarely seen specialists administer local and general anesthesia, handle pain control and monitor your vital signs during the operation.• Soon, all the vital signs improved, and Keynes looked like the hero of the century.• He was conscious but still drowsy and his vital signs were stable.
n COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
absolutely vital
Vitamins are absolutely vital for good health.
nouns
a vital role/part
Nurses play a vital role in hospitals and surgeries.
a vital part/element
Learning to play with other children is a vital part of growing up.
a vital ingredient/component
Involving teachers in making decisions is a vital ingredient in raising morale.
vital information
The radio was a source of vital information on sea and weather conditions.
vital evidence
The vital evidence contained in the file had disappeared.
a vital source of something
The forest was a vital source of timber.
phrases
something is of vital importance
Reading is of vital importance in language learning.
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vital• In this job, the ability to remain calm is vital.• The pathogen could disrupt these vital cells, which would cause the capillaries to become leaky.• The man got away but he may have left a vital clue.• Regular exercise is vital for your health.• a strong, vital man• The division occurred on the day of a vital meeting of the 140 members of the Janata Dal parliamentary party.• Schools are a vital part of American neighborhoods.• The European Space Agency said that a vital piece of equipment on the craft had stopped functioning.• nurses, police officers and other workers who provide vital services• It is vital that leaking gas pipes are fixed immediately.• It is vital to match the software to the task, not the other way around.• His evidence was vital to the defence case.• Ethanol interferes with many of the reactions vital to the life of a cell.
vital information• In both cases it is the position of the lips that conveys much of the vital information.• So we rely on instruments and probes to provide vital information.• The Commissions of Inquiry Act was to be amended to prevent the withholding of vital information.• The air samples could give scientists vital information about long-term changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere.• She does not work in isolation, and poor records will deprive others involved in teaching of vital information about the student.• We hope that you will continue to provide us with this vital information as we embark together on the second piloting year.• All night long, serious, important matters were addressed; vital information was exchanged.• I made sure the vital information was given out as simply as possible, without any of the accepted police jargon.
vital organs• In a proportion of cases it results from massive injuries to the chest and vital organs.• In the process this helped to balance the forward weight of the rib-cage housing the creature's vital organs.• The announcer explains that by attacking the central nervous system it paralyzes the vital organs.• The second bullet entered his stomach and damaged vital organs.• Their essential feature is that they misdirect the enemy's attack, so that it fails to damage any vital organs.• Blood supply to the vital organs can be more accurately measured by a central venous pressure line.• But if tumour cells spread, a process called metastasis, they can form tumours in vital organs such as the lungs.• The vital organs, the stomach, the intestines, the lungs and the liver, were withdrawn carefully and whole.
Origin vital
(1300-1400) Old French Latin vitalis “of life”, from vita “life”
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