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.
     氯气被广泛用于杀菌。
  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 germ of an idea took root in Rosemary's mind
  罗斯玛丽心里萌生了一个念头。
• The formation of male gametes includes germ cell and vegetative cell differentiation and the occurrence of male gametophyte.
  雄配子的形成则包括生殖细胞和营养细胞的分化，以及雄配子体的发生。
• 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。
• Germ cell Any cell in a cell lineage that eventually produces gametes.
  生殖细胞：是生物体所有细胞中最终能产生配子的细胞。
• 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。
• In addition, the influence on the activity of myricetin by the concentration of liquid bacterial germ was investigated.
  研究培养菌液的浓度对杨梅黄素抑菌作用的影响。
• 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。
• Wheat germ is very health-giving.
  小麦的胚芽对增进健康很有好处。
• Note the difference in size and staining quality of the neoplastic nests of cells compared to normal germ cells.
  肿瘤细胞与正常的生殖细胞相比，大小和着色都不同。
• 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。