| 单词 | germ |
| 释义 | germWord family adjectivegermicidalgerminablegerminalgerminantgerminativenoungermicidegerminationgermgerm warfareverbgerminate Microbes, genetics, biochem, Medicine germ /dʒɜːm $ dʒɜːrm/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 HBMMa very small living thing that can make you ill 病菌，细菌 → bacteria Put disinfectant down the toilet to kill any germs. 在抽水马桶里投放消毒剂杀菌。 2 the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc BEGINNINGthe early stage of an idea, feeling etc that may develop into something bigger and more important 观念/理论/感情等的萌芽 The germ of a story began to form in his mind. 一个故事开始在他的头脑里成形。 Examples from the Corpus the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc• It represents the germ of an idea which someday might explode into a national objective. 3 technical the part of a plant or animal that can develop into a new plant or animal 胚原基，胚芽 → wheatgerm, germ warfare germ cells containing DNA 含DNA的生殖细胞 Examples from the Corpus germ• Yet there is a germ of truth in what Hadi says.• She wasn't allowed in crowded places where there might be germs.• It can be caused by several different germs.• Cover your mouth when you cough so you won't spread germs.• It kills the germs as well, leaving the whole area clean and hygienic.• Many of the germs that cause disease pass from our hands into our mouths; so can environmental metal toxins like lead.• These germs are small outgrowths on the skin arranged locally in a hexagonal pattern.• That lofty notion spread like a virulent germ into every law school in the nation. (1400-1500) French germe, from Latin germen “seed, bud, germ”, from gignere; → GENITAL |
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