单词 | transplant |
释义 | transplant Word forms: transplants, transplanting , transplanted pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (trænsplɑːnt , -plænt ). The verb is pronounced (trænsplɑːnt , -plænt ). 1. variable noun A transplant is a medical operation in which a part of a person's body is replaced because it is diseased. He was recovering from a heart transplant operation. ...the controversy over the sale of human organs for transplant. 2. verb If doctors transplant an organ such as a heart or a kidney, they use it to replace a patient's diseased organ. The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine. [VERB noun] ...transplanted organs such as hearts and kidneys. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: implant, transfer, graft transplantation (trænzplænteɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...a shortage of kidneys for transplantation. Bone marrow transplantation began 20 years ago. 3. verb To transplant someone or something means to move them to a different place. 15 years later I also transplanted myself to Scotland from England. [V n + from/to/into] In the 19th century, the Santa Claus tradition seems to have been transplanted back to Europe. [V n from/to/into n] Farmers will be able to seed it directly, rather than having to transplant seedlings. [VERB noun] Synonyms: replant, relocate, uproot, repot Collocations: double transplant His only chance of survival was a double transplant. Times, Sunday Times He was desperate for a double transplant of a kidney and pancreas to cure his condition. The Sun I'm one of only a handful of people in the country to need a double transplant. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 移植, 移植 Japanese: 移植, 臓器移植をする |
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