1-premise 前提，假定

It's pretty much the same as the TV show True Blood，just without the vampires.

2-one-size-fits-all 通用的；一刀切

A one-size-fits-all blood substitute would overcome all sorts of existing obstacles, ranging from not enough donation of ethnic minorities, to finding matches for rare blood types.

3-transfusion 输血

4-mimic 模拟

5-surrogate 替代物

6-trauma 创伤

Reported in Journal Transfusion, researchers in Japan set out to develop an artificial blood surrogate that can mimic or fulfill the functions of biological blood, primarily the storage and transport of oxygen, if a body is suffering from a severe blood loss during surgery or after trauma.

7-generalizable 可归纳的，可概括的

Equally, the study also warns that their findings may not be generalizable to humans.

8-stepping stone 垫脚石，敲门砖

9-sought-after 受青睐的

Despite these limitations, the research could provide another vital stepping stone to finding that much sought-after universal artificial blood substitute.