英语词汇“germ”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgerm

Origin:

1400-1500 French germe, from Latin germen ‘seed, bud, germ’, from gignere; ➔ GENITAL

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Cover your mouth when you cough so you won't spread germs.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

It can be caused by several different 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.
She wasn't allowed in crowded places where there might be germs.
That lofty notion spread like a virulent germ into every law school in the nation.
These germs are small outgrowths on the skin arranged locally in a hexagonal pattern.
Yet there is a germ of truth in what Hadi says.

WORD SETS► MEDICINE

AB, nounadrenalin, nounaetiology, nounanatomy, nounantibody, nounantigen, nounbeat, verbblood, nounblood heat, nounblood pressure, nounblood type, nouncaseload, nounchemist's, nouncholesterol, nounclinical, adjectivecompress, nounconfine, verbconscious, adjectiveconsciousness, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectivecoronary, adjectivecortex, nounculture, noundeath rattle, noundiaphragm, noundisc, noundissect, verbdouble-blind, adjectiveelectrocute, verbfamily doctor, nounfluid, noungenital, adjectivegenitals, noungeriatric, adjectivegerm, noungerontology, nounginseng, noungown, noungynaecology, nounhaematology, nounhaemoglobin, nounhealth care, nounhealth centre, nounheartbeat, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhistamine, nounimaging, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nouninduce, verbinsanitary, adjectiveinspire, verbinstitution, nouninstrument, nouninsulin, nouninterferon, nouninternal, adjectiveintoxicant, nounin vitro fertilization, nounlaser, nounlocal, adjectivelumbar, adjectivelymph, nounlymph node, nounmedical school, nounmenopause, nounmenses, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbneurology, nounobstetrician, nounoral, adjectiveossify, verbovarian, adjectivepathogen, nounphysiology, nounplatelet, nounpositive, adjectivepreventive medicine, nounprognosis, nounpsychobiology, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepublic health, nounregimen, nounregion, nounregress, verbrenal, adjectiverespirator, nounscreen, nounskeleton, nountest, verbtherapeutic, adjectivetherapeutics, nountoxicology, nountreatable, adjectivetreatment, nounultrasound, noununtreated, adjectivevein, nounwhite blood cell, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► biological/germ warfare

(=using dangerous bacteria or illnesses as a weapon)· These bacteria might be used in biological warfare.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cell

· When such changes are induced in the germ cells, they may be transmitted to descendants of the irradiated persons.· Later, however, these germ cells undergo meiosis, to produce gametes.· Then, with luck, some of the reintroduced, transformed cells will differentiate to form germ cells in that embryo.· The adult worm is about 1 millimetre long and consists of only about 1000 body cells and thousands of germ cells.· If this happens in a germ cell, it has the chance of being passed on to future generations.· This pathway is fully operational in germ cells, where it has been implicated in both fertilization and early development.

► line

· But germ lines can deteriorate and cause extinction of lineages.· A sharp distinction between soma and germ line makes it possible to prevent acquired characters from being transmitted.· The soma is mortal, but the germ line potentially immortal.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc

It represents the germ of an idea which someday might explode into a national objective.

单词	germ
释义	germgerm /dʒɜːm $ dʒɜːrm/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgerm Origin: 1400-1500 French germe, from Latin germen ‘seed, bud, germ’, from gignere; ➔ GENITAL Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Cover your mouth when you cough so you won't spread germs. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It can be caused by several different 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. She wasn't allowed in crowded places where there might be germs. That lofty notion spread like a virulent germ into every law school in the nation. These germs are small outgrowths on the skin arranged locally in a hexagonal pattern. Yet there is a germ of truth in what Hadi says. word sets WORD SETS► MEDICINE AB, nounadrenalin, nounaetiology, nounanatomy, nounantibody, nounantigen, nounbeat, verbblood, nounblood heat, nounblood pressure, nounblood type, nouncaseload, nounchemist's, nouncholesterol, nounclinical, adjectivecompress, nounconfine, verbconscious, adjectiveconsciousness, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectivecoronary, adjectivecortex, nounculture, noundeath rattle, noundiaphragm, noundisc, noundissect, verbdouble-blind, adjectiveelectrocute, verbfamily doctor, nounfluid, noungenital, adjectivegenitals, noungeriatric, adjectivegerm, noungerontology, nounginseng, noungown, noungynaecology, nounhaematology, nounhaemoglobin, nounhealth care, nounhealth centre, nounheartbeat, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhistamine, nounimaging, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nouninduce, verbinsanitary, adjectiveinspire, verbinstitution, nouninstrument, nouninsulin, nouninterferon, nouninternal, adjectiveintoxicant, nounin vitro fertilization, nounlaser, nounlocal, adjectivelumbar, adjectivelymph, nounlymph node, nounmedical school, nounmenopause, nounmenses, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbneurology, nounobstetrician, nounoral, adjectiveossify, verbovarian, adjectivepathogen, nounphysiology, nounplatelet, nounpositive, adjectivepreventive medicine, nounprognosis, nounpsychobiology, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepublic health, nounregimen, nounregion, nounregress, verbrenal, adjectiverespirator, nounscreen, nounskeleton, nountest, verbtherapeutic, adjectivetherapeutics, nountoxicology, nountreatable, adjectivetreatment, nounultrasound, noununtreated, adjectivevein, nounwhite blood cell, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► biological/germ warfare (=using dangerous bacteria or illnesses as a weapon)· These bacteria might be used in biological warfare. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cell · When such changes are induced in the germ cells, they may be transmitted to descendants of the irradiated persons.· Later, however, these germ cells undergo meiosis, to produce gametes.· Then, with luck, some of the reintroduced, transformed cells will differentiate to form germ cells in that embryo.· The adult worm is about 1 millimetre long and consists of only about 1000 body cells and thousands of germ cells.· If this happens in a germ cell, it has the chance of being passed on to future generations.· This pathway is fully operational in germ cells, where it has been implicated in both fertilization and early development. ► line · But germ lines can deteriorate and cause extinction of lineages.· A sharp distinction between soma and germ line makes it possible to prevent acquired characters from being transmitted.· The soma is mortal, but the germ line potentially immortal. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc It represents the germ of an idea which someday might explode into a national objective. 1a very small living thing that can make you ill → bacteria: Put disinfectant down the toilet to kill any germs.2the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc the early stage of an idea, feeling etc that may develop into something bigger and more important: The germ of a story began to form in his mind.3technical the part of a plant or animal that can develop into a new plant or animal: germ cells containing DNA → wheatgerm, germ warfare
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