1 V-ERG (使)变异;(使)突变 If an animal or plant mutates, or something mutates it, it develops different characteristics as the result of a change in its genes. (使)变异;(使)突变 [Also VERB n + into]
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The virus mutates in the carrier's body. [VERB]
病毒会在携带者体内发生变异。
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A newer anti-HIV drug called pyridinone caused HIV to mutate into a form which could not reproduce or infect new cells. [VERB + into]
一种叫作吡啶酮的新型抗艾滋病药物能促使艾滋病毒变异，使其不能繁殖，也不会再感染新的细胞。
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The technique has been to mutate the genes by irradiation or chemicals. [VERB noun]
该技术是通过放射线照射或者使用化学方法使基因变异。
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He found evidence of mutated forms of the gene. [VERB-ed]
他找到了该基因出现了变异形式的证据。
2 VERB 变化;变成 If something mutates into something different, it changes into that thing. 变化;变成
SYN change, convert, transform, evolve
| Word Link | mut ≈ changing : commute, immutable, mutate |
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