germ

英 [dʒɜːm]

美 [dʒɜːrm]

n.  微生物; 细菌; 病菌; 起源; 发端; 萌芽; 胚芽; 胚原基; 芽孢; 胚胎

复数：germs　第三人称单数：germs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11643 / COCA.9241

牛津词典

noun

• 微生物；细菌；病菌
  a very small living thing that can cause infection and disease
  1. Disinfectant kills germs.
     消毒剂可杀菌。
  2. Dirty hands can be a breeding ground for germs.
     脏手会滋生病菌。
• 起源；发端；萌芽
  an early stage of the development of sth
  1. Here was the germ of a brilliant idea.
     一个绝妙的主意就是从这里萌发的。
• 胚芽；胚原基；芽孢；胚胎
  the part of a plant or an animal that can develop into a new one

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 细菌；病菌
  Agermis a very small organism that causes disease.
  1. Chlorine is widely used to kill germs.
     ***被广泛用于杀菌。
  2. ...a germ that destroyed hundreds of millions of lives.
     夺去了无数生命的细菌
• N-SING 起源；发端；萌芽
  Thegerm ofsomething such as an idea is something which developed or might develop into that thing.
  1. The germ of an idea took root in Rosemary's mind...
     罗斯玛丽心里萌生了一个念头。
  2. This was the germ of a book.
     这是一本书的源起。
• See also:wheatgerm

英英释义

noun

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
  Synonym:microbebug
• a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
• anything that provides inspiration for later work
  Synonym:sourceseed

双语例句

• The prejudices of men have stained this symbol, like a germ stained for examination under the microscope.
  人们的偏见给这个标本染了色，就象一个细菌染了色放到显微镜下观察一样。
• Germ cell neoplasms are the most common types of testicular neoplasm.
  生殖细胞肿瘤是睾丸肿瘤中最常见的类型。
• Wheat germ provides the B-vitamin biotin, which assists cells in processing fats.
  麦芽提供维他命B生物素，帮助细胞加工脂肪。
• Plague is still studied by governments and terrorist organizations for possible germ warfare applications.
  鼠疫仍然是研究由政府和恐怖分子组织可能细菌战的应用。
• Many insects, and also nematodes, consist of post-mitotic cells, apart from germ cells.
  许多昆虫以及线虫，除了具有生殖细胞外还具有有丝分裂期后的细胞。
• Measure of delay oil oxidation in wheat germ was studied in this paper.
  本文探讨了延缓小麦胚芽中油脂氧化的措施。
• The haploid organism's germ cells then combine with another haploid organism's cells, creating the zygote.
  单倍体生物体的生殖细胞然后与另一个单倍体生物体的细胞融合，形成合子。
• This germ is found on things used by the patients.
  这种细菌附着在病人使用过的东西上。
• Because of spontaneous mutations in germ cells sperm and eggs each generation of our species is subtly different.
  正是因为生殖细胞&精子和卵细胞中的自发突变，我们每一代人之间才会产生微妙的差异。
• Objective To explore the content of uric acid in semen and germ cell apoptosis in human.
  目的探讨人精液抗氧化物尿酸与生殖细胞凋亡的关系。