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【TED-Ed】How do glasses help us see? - Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert
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陳之內 posted on 2016/06/13Ever wondered how those magical lenses actually work to bring the world into focus? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the science of refraction and explains exactly how glasses correct vision problems like myopia and astigmatism. You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to optometry and gain a practical understanding of something millions of us use every day!
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US /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
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UK /ɪk'spɪərɪəns/
- Countable Noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- Previous work in a particular field.
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US /ˈpipəl/
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UK /'pi:pl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
- Transitive Verb
- To populate; to fill with people.
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US /tʃendʒ/
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UK /tʃeɪndʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange one set of clothes for another
- To exchange one kind of money for another
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Exchange of one set of clothes for another
- Money in the form of coins instead of paper
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US /ɡɪv/
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UK /ɡɪv/
- Uncountable Noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- Transitive Verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
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