centenarian
英 [,sent?'ne?r??n]
美[,s?nt?'n?r??n]
- adj. 百歲或逾百歲以上的
- n. 百歲或逾百歲以上的人
考試真題
- Overall, the total ? number of centenarians is going up.
出自-2016年12月聽力原文
- In recent years, the death rate among American centenarians—people who have lived to age 100 or older—has decreased, dropping 14% for women and 20% for men from 2008 to 2014.
出自-2016年12月聽力原文
- In 2014, there were 72,197 centenarians compared to 50,281 in 2000.
出自-2016年12月聽力原文
- In 2000, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease.
出自-2016年12月聽力原文
- But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimer’s Disease for this age group have more than doubled, increasing from 3.8% to 8.5%, making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians.
出自-2016年12月聽力原文