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germHJV:m, $JV:rmn [C usually pl]a very small organism that causes disease微生物，病菌，细菌Wash your hands so you don't get germs on the food.洗洗手，这样你就不会把细菌带到食物上。Germs can be spread by rats.病菌可由老鼠传播。Places where medical operations are carried out should be kept as germ-free as possible.在做手术的地方应该保持无菌状态。(specialized) A germ cell is either a small part of an organism that can grow into a plant, animal, etc., or a GAMETE.生殖细胞，配子(fig.) Although there's a germ (= small amount) of truth in the story, it's mostly very exaggerated.尽管这故事里面有那么一点真实的东西，但大部分还是非常夸张的。(fig.) Looking for a way to make money, he found the germ of an idea (= an idea that might later develop into something large and important) in an old newspaper.他在寻求生财之道，结果从一张旧报纸上得到启发，萌生了一个想法。Germ warfare (also biological warfare) is the use of germs during periods of war to cause disease among enemy soldiers or among crops in enemy countries.细菌战，生物战 [WHEAT 中的wheat germ。]
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