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chimeras

/kaɪˈmɪrəz/ /kɪˈmɪrəz/

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noun

喀迈拉, 奇美拉

Alternative letter-case form of Chimera (a flame-spewing monster often represented as having two heads, one of a goat and the other of a lion; the body of a goat; and a serpent as a tail).

Examples :

"The children drew colorful pictures of fantastical beasts, including dragons, unicorns, and fearsome chimeras with lion and goat heads. "

孩子们画了许多色彩鲜艳的奇幻生物，包括龙、独角兽，以及可怕的奇美拉，它们长着狮子和山羊的头。

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noun

喀邁拉, 奇美拉

Any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.

Examples :

"In mythology, griffins and centaurs are examples of chimeras, as they combine features of different animals like eagles and lions, or humans and horses. "

在神话中，狮鹫和人马都是奇美拉的例子，因为它们结合了不同动物的特征，比如鹰和狮子，或者人和马。

mythology animal literature supernatural

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奇美拉，嵌合体，混合物

Anything composed of very disparate parts.

Examples :

"The car which he built himself was a real chimera: half Volkswagen and half Porsche."

他自己组装的那辆车真是个大杂烩：一半是大众，一半是保时捷。

part thing organism biology

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幻想，妄想，空想。

A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.

Examples :

"Her dreams of becoming a famous astronaut by next week were simply chimeras, unrealistic and unattainable. "

她梦想着下周就成为著名宇航员，这不过是痴人说梦，根本不切实际，无法实现。

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奇美拉, 喀迈拉

A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.

Examples :

"The old building was decorated with stone chimeras, their strange faces staring down from the roof, much like gargoyles but without any water pipes. "

那栋老建筑装饰着石制奇美拉，它们奇形怪状的脸从屋顶上俯视着，很像滴水嘴兽，但没有任何排水管。

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嵌合体，奇美拉。

An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.

Examples :

"After the bone marrow transplant, the patient's blood cells became chimeras, containing genetic material from both themselves and the donor. "

骨髓移植后，这位病人的血细胞变成了嵌合体，奇美拉，既包含他们自身，也包含捐献者的遗传物质。

organism biology medicine

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银鲛，鼠鱼

Usually chimaera: a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

Examples :

"Marine biologists studying deep-sea ecosystems sometimes encounter rare and unusual fish, including the elusive chimeras with their distinctive long tails and blunt snouts. "

研究深海生态系统的海洋生物学家有时会遇到一些罕见而奇特的鱼类，包括难以捉摸的银鲛，它们有着独特的长尾巴和钝口鼻。

fish animal ocean biology