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- relating to or affecting the navel or umbilical cord脐的; 脐带的：
the umbilical artery.
脐带动脉。
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- figurative extremely close; inseparable〈喻〉关系极密切的; 不可分割的：
the umbilical link between commerce and international rugby.
商业与国际橄榄球之间的密切联系。
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- (of a pipe or cable) connecting someone or something to a source of essential supplies（导管或电缆）脐状连接的, 与必需品来源连接的。
- short for UMBILICAL CORD.UMBILICAL CORD的简称。
派生词
umbilically
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: from French ombilical, or based on Latin umbilicus （see UMBLLICIUS）.