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meiosis

/maɪˈəʊsɪs/

Meanings
noun

低调陈述，以小见大

A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is; understatement.

Examples :

""Saying that losing your job was 'a bit of a setback' is a clear example of meiosis." "
说丢了工作是“有点不顺”，这显然是一种低调陈述，以小见大。
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noun

减数分裂

Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.

Examples :

"During sexual reproduction, meiosis ensures that each sperm or egg cell contains only half the number of chromosomes needed to form a complete organism. "
在有性生殖过程中，减数分裂确保每个精子或卵细胞只包含形成完整生物体所需染色体数目的一半。
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration division

division noun

/dɪˈvɪʒən/

划分，分割

"The division of the large project into smaller tasks made it much easier to complete. "

把这个大型项目划分成较小的任务使得它更容易完成了。

Illustration important

important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

重要，关键，至关重要。

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

给予女儿生活上的独立性，让她从经验中学习，这一点至关重要。

Illustration organism

organism noun

/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

生物，有机体

"The single-celled organism was studied by the biology students in their science class. "

生物课上，生物系的学生们研究了这种单细胞生物。

Illustration reproduction

reproduction noun

/ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ /ˌriːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/

繁殖，生殖

"The teacher explained the process of reproduction in plants to her class. "

老师向她的班级解释了植物的繁殖过程。

Illustration understatement

understatement noun

/ˌʌndərˈsteɪtmənt/ /ˌʌndərˈsteɪʔmənt/

轻描淡写，低估。

""Saying the project was 'challenging' was a significant understatement; it was practically impossible." "

说这个项目“有挑战性”简直是轻描淡写；它几乎是不可能的。

Illustration whereby

whereby adverb

/wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/

由此，借此。

"Whereby goest thou?"

你这是要往哪儿去？

Illustration smaller

smaller adjective

/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

较小的，更小的，微小的。

"A small group."

一小群人。

Illustration contains

contains verb

/kənˈteɪnz/

包含，包括，含有

"The box contains my old toys. "

这个盒子里装着我以前的玩具。

Illustration complete

complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

完成的调查，已完成的调查.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

已完成的调查已交给了老师。

Illustration chromosomes

chromosomes noun

/ˈkroʊməˌsoʊmz/ /ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz/

染色体

"Chromosomes store genetic information."

染色体储存着遗传信息。

Illustration actually

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

实际上， 事实上。

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

实际上，那件事和我一点关系都没有。