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finch

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n.(常構成復閤詞)雀科小鳥; 雀類
any of numerous passerine songbirds (families Fringillidae, Estrildidae, Emberizidae, and Cardinalidae) having a short stout usually conical bill adapted for crushing seeds
Finch gave a superior smile.
芬奇高傲地笑瞭笑。

membrane

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n.(動物或植物體內的)薄膜; 隔膜; (可起防水、防風等作用的)膜狀物
a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin
a waterproof membrane
防水薄膜

insulin

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n.胰島素
a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when insufficiently produced results in diabetes mellitus
insulin-dependent diabetes
胰島素依賴型糖尿病

eater

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n.吃…的人; 腐蝕物,腐蝕劑
to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
We're not great meat eaters.
我們肉吃得不多。

animation

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n.動畫片(製作); 生氣,活力
the act of animating : the state of being animate or animated
His face was drained of all colour and animation.
他麵如死灰。

ecosystem

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n.生態係統
the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert.
馬達加斯加生態係統類型多樣,從雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。

glucose

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n.[化]葡萄糖,右鏇糖
a crystalline sugar C6H12O6; specifically : the sweet colorless soluble dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals
Sucrose is sweet than glucose but not as sweet as fructose.
蔗糖比葡萄糖甜,但沒有果糖甜.

domain

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n.領域,範圍,範疇; 領土
complete and absolute ownership of land
The care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family.
照顧老人仍然被確認為是傢庭範圍的事。

emergent

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adj.緊急的; 浮現的; 突然齣現的; 自然發生的
arising unexpectedly
emergent nations/states
新興民族 / 國傢

coloration

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n.染色,著色
the state of having color
...plants with yellow or red coloration.
黃色或紅色植物

camouflage

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n.僞裝; 掩飾; 〈喻〉幌子vt.& vi.僞裝; 掩飾; 欺瞞
the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage; also : the disguise so applied
a camouflage jacket (= covered with green and brown marks and worn by soldiers)
迷彩夾剋衫

reductionism

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n.簡化論,簡化法
explanation of complex life-science processes and phenomena in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry; also : a theory or doctrine that complete reductionism is possible
Reductionism and reduction method not only interrelate each other but also have essential differences.
還原論與還原方法既有聯係又存在著質的差彆.

helix

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n.螺鏇結構
something spiral in form: such as
Coil the fibre into a helix.
將縴維捲繞成螺鏇形。

pancreas

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n.<解剖>胰,胰腺
a large lobulated gland of vertebrates that secretes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon
During left LPN , the spleen, splenic flexure and pancreas are reflected medially.
在左側LPN中, 脾髒, 結腸脾麯以及胰腺應使其倒嚮內側.

benjamin

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n.貝加明延令草
a hundred dollar bill
I'll show it to Benjamin. He's bound to know.
我會把它給本傑明看,他肯定會知道。

continuously

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adv.連續不斷地,接連地; 時時刻刻; 連著; 直
in a continuous manner : without interruption
Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire.
居民們報告說他們聽到瞭連續不斷的槍聲。

dioxide

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n.二氧化物
an oxide (such as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
The sulfur dioxide combines with water in the air, forming sulfuric acid.
二氧化硫與水結閤在空氣中, 形成硫酸.

genus

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n.(動植物的)屬; 類; 種; 型
a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic; specifically : a category of biological classification ranking between the family and the species, comprising structurally or phylogenetically related species or an isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation, and being designated by a Latin or latinized capitalized singular noun
The daffodil belongs to the genus Narcissus.
黃水仙是水仙屬植物.

courtship

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n.求愛期,追求期; 求愛,求婚; [動]求偶(現象)
the act, process, or period of courting
They married after a short courtship.
他們戀愛不久便結婚瞭。

reproductive

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adj.生殖的; 再生産的; 復製的
of, relating to, or capable of reproduction
...the female reproductive system.
女性生殖係統

mammalian

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n.哺乳動物adj.哺乳動物的
any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
The disease can spread from one mammalian species to another.
這種疾病能夠在不同的哺乳類物種之間傳播。

hypotheses

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n.(有少量事實依據但未被證實的)假說( hypothesis的名詞復數 ); 假設; (憑空的)猜想; 猜測
an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument
Different hypotheses have been put forward to explain why these foods are more likely to cause problems.
人們已經提齣不同的假說來解釋為什麼這些食物更有可能帶來問題。

burnt

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adj.燒壞的; 燒傷的; 燙傷的; 灼傷的v.(使)燃燒( burn的過去式和過去分詞 ); 使用某物為燃料; 燒毀; 燒壞
consumed, altered, or damaged by or as if by fire or heat
burnt toast
烤焦瞭的麵包片

deductive

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adj.推論的,演繹的
of, relating to, or provable by deriving conclusions by reasoning : of, relating to, or provable by deduction
She didn't seem at all impressed by his deductive powers.
她似乎根本不為他的推論能力所動。

cannot

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=can not; 未可; 不能; 不可
can not
I cannot believe the price of the tickets!
我簡直無法相信竟有這樣的票價!

hereditary

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adj.(生物學中)遺傳的; 世襲的; 遺傳性
genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring
hereditary peers/rulers
世襲的貴族 / 統治者

biosphere

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n.生物圈; 生物界; 生物層
the part of the world in which life can exist
Biosphere 2 was ultimately ridiculed as a research debade, as exfravagant pseudoscience.
生物圈2號最終被譏諷為科研上的大失敗, 代價是昂貴的僞科學.

reductionist

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還原論者
explanation of complex life-science processes and phenomena in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry; also : a theory or doctrine that complete reductionism is possible
This encourages reductionist explanations of fascist ideology.
這助長瞭對法西斯意識形態的簡單化解釋。

hierarchy

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n.[計]分層,層次; 等級製度; 統治集團; 天使的級彆或等級
a division of angels
a hierarchy of needs
不同層次的需要

correlation

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n.關聯,聯係
the state or relation of being correlated; specifically : a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone
There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
皮膚暴露在太陽下與皮膚癌直接相關。

conversely

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adv.相反地,顛倒地; 倒地; 反之; 反過來
in a contrasting or opposite way—used to introduce a statement that contrasts with a previous statement or presents a differing interpretation or possibility
You can add the fluid to the powder, or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.
可把液體加入粉末,或者相反,把粉末加入液體。

simpler

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n.藥草采集者adj.簡單的( simple的比較級 ); 樸素的; 易受騙的; 自然的
free from guile : innocent
Back in Britain, things appear, on the surface, simpler.
而在英國國內,事情錶麵上看來要簡單一些。

chromosome

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n.<生>染色體
any of the rod-shaped or threadlike DNA-containing structures of cellular organisms that are located in the nucleus of eukaryotes, are usually ring-shaped in prokaryotes (such as bacteria), and contain all or most of the genes of the organism; also : the genetic material of a virus
chromosomal abnormalities
染色體畸形

encode

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vt.(將文字材料)譯成密碼; 編碼,編製成計算機語言
to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another; especially : to convert (a message) into code
The two parties encode confidential data in a form that is not directly readable by the other party...
雙方將機密資料加密,這樣對方就無法直接讀取資料。

nuclei

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n.核,核心,原子核(nucleus的復數形); (原子)核( nucleus的名詞復數 ); 中心,核心
the small bright body in the head of a comet
Much of what we know about nuclei comes through scattering experiments.
我們現在對原子核的許多認識來自散射實驗.

blueprint

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n.藍圖,設想; (基因)模型
a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans
a blueprint for the privatization of health care
醫療保健私有化方案

indirectly

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adv.間接地; 迂迴地; 婉轉地; 不坦率地
not direct: such as
Indirectly, I did cause her death. I shouldn'thave left her there.
的確,她的死是我間接造成的。我不該把她留在那裏。

tightly

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adv.緊緊地,堅固地,牢固地
having elements close together
Her eyes were tightly closed.
她的雙眼緊閉著。

transcription

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n.抄本; 抄寫; 錄音; 翻譯
an act, process, or instance of transcribing
errors made in transcription
抄寫錯誤

amino

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adj.<化>氨基的
relating to, being, or containing an amine group —often used in combination
There are many amino acids that the body cannot synthesise itself.
有許多種氨基酸人體自身不能閤成.

synthesize

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vt.綜閤; 人工閤成; (通過化學手段或生物過程)閤成; (音響)閤成vi.閤成; 綜閤
to combine or produce by synthesis
After extensive research, Albert Hoffman first succeeded in synthesizing the acid in 1938...
經過大量研究,艾伯特·霍夫曼於 1938 年首次成功閤成瞭該酸性物質。

genome

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n.基因組,染色體組
one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain; broadly : the genetic material of an organism
the human genome
人體基因組

throughput

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n.生産量,生産能力,吞吐量; 流率
the amount of something (such as material, data, etc.) that passes through something (such as a machine or system)
...technologies which will allow us to get much higher throughput...
能讓我們大幅提高工作效率的技術

computational

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adj.計算的
the act or action of computing : calculation
computational methods
用計算機做的方法