他极具创造力又足智多谋，在我的职业生涯中起了重要的作用。

He was amazingly inventive and resourceful, and played a major role in my career.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

我将在第7章详述饮食在癌症预防中的作用。

I will discuss the role of diet in cancer prevention in Chapter 7.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

她在争论中起着举足轻重的作用。

She played a key role in the dispute.

《牛津词典》

We're going to take these general topics and talk about how they work in the nervous system and the immune system next time.

在下节课我会讲这些内容以及,配体-受体系统在神经系统和,免疫系统中的作用原理

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Yes, so I think that developing countries do need to participate in a big way

我认为发展中的国家在这方面应该发挥重大作用，

全球变暖与国力 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It won't be that--We can see why that personality emerges through karmic cause and effect in any way that are a function of what I was like in my life.

我们能明白为什么人格是如何通过,因果作用产生并且作用在我的生活中的。

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