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单词 vestigial
释义
vestigial
adjective
uk
/vesˈtɪdʒ.i.əl/us
/vesˈtɪdʒ.i.əl/
[before noun]
being asmallremainingpartoramount
残留的，残余的
medicalspecialized
used todescribesomething,especiallyapartof thebody, that has notdevelopedcompletely, or hasstoppedbeing used and hasalmostdisappeared:
（尤指身体部位）发育不全的，退化的
a vestigialorgan/limb/tail退化的器官／上肢／尾巴
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Staying and remaining
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  • remain
  • rest
  • spot
  • stand
  • stay putidiom
  • stick around
  • stop
  • stop in
  • tarry
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(Definition ofvestigialfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvestigial

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Rather, adult features (such as pectoral muscles) are combined with infant traits (flabby limbs, facial expression, and posture) that often appearvestigial.
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There is anothervestigialsubordinate-clause use of inversion, illustrated by (13c).
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Thesevestigialnets will therefore remain archaic in their functioning.
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Their ritual practices were deemedvestigialto the exercise of their 'profession'.
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To weep over wine, however, is a far cry from weeping over lost beloveds and theirvestigialcamp sites (see verse 9).
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Our results suggest a model of regulation in which permissivity could depend on the chromatin state and on the hobovestigialsequences.
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Although radula teeth andvestigialshell can sometimes be found, not all slugs have recognizable shells and these parts may not be ingested.
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In fact, the third moult was difficult to detect under the light microscope and appearedvestigialin comparison with that of the female.
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These vesicles may probably be regarded as avestigialtracheal system.
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The attention given to the question of presence finds an analogue in thevestigialnature of the actors.
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The outlet septum wasvestigialin case with doubly committed defects.
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Widely regarded as a nonfunctional, evolutionaryvestigialstructure, it has received little attention compared with motile cilia in organs such as the lung and brain.
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However, this language was alreadyvestigialwhen it was first reported in the late fifties.
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The conspirators wanted to halt the process by negotiating a peaceful end to the civil wars, so that the army'svestigialhonour was preserved and the state's integrity ensured.
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Note that the continuation of the chevron denoting strict prediction ever-widens (weakens) towards the outer bounds of the spectrum to the right, becoming something of avestigialpresence.
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