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imprinting

/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

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verb

铭刻，印记，印刻。

To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

Examples :

"For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram."

他们可以付费在信封上印上一个花押字。

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verb

铭刻，印记，烙印。

To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.

Examples :

"The newly hatched ducklings were imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere as if he were their mother. "

刚孵化的小鸭子们把农夫当成了自己的妈妈，就像小动物天生会把第一眼看到的生物当作父母一样，寸步不离地跟着他，这就是一种铭刻在它们生命中的印记.

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verb

基因印记，铭刻。

To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

Examples :

"The scientist imprinted the gene so that only the maternal copy was active in the offspring. "

这位科学家对基因进行了印记处理，使得后代中只有来自母亲的那个基因副本会表达。

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noun

铭印, 印象, 早期印记

Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

Examples :

"The young ducklings' imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere even though he didn't feed them, demonstrated how powerful early learning can be. "

小鸭子对农夫的铭印现象，让它们到处跟着他，即使农夫不喂它们，也显示了早期学习有多么强大。

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