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mummy

/ˈmʌmi/

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noun

木乃伊，干尸。

An embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a beautifully preserved mummy from ancient Egypt. "

博物馆展出了一具保存完好的古埃及木乃伊。

archaeology body culture history religion ritual human mythology tradition past

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noun

僵尸, 活死人.

(by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a typical character in horror films.

Examples :

"The kids screamed when the mummy suddenly lurched forward in the old horror movie. "

孩子们看到老恐怖片里那个僵尸突然向前猛扑，都吓得尖叫起来。

body mythology entertainment supernatural culture character human literature

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木乃伊，干尸

(by extension) Any naturally preserved human or animal body.

Examples :

"Scientists found a woolly mammoth calf in the Siberian ice; the frozen ground acted like a natural freezer, making it a type of mummy. "

科学家在西伯利亚的冰层中发现了一只猛犸幼崽；冰冻的地面就像一个天然的冷冻箱，使它变成了一种天然形成的干尸/木乃伊。

archaeology history body animal human culture

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木乃伊棕，棕色颜料。

A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.

Examples :

"The artist used a historical pigment called "mummy" to paint the sepia-toned shadows in his landscape. "

这位艺术家用一种名为“木乃伊棕”的历史颜料，来绘制他风景画中棕褐色的阴影。

art material substance history archaeology color

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果泥, 糊。

Examples :

"After squeezing the oranges, all that was left in the juicer was a wet, pulpy mummy. "

榨完橙汁后，榨汁机里只剩下湿漉漉、糊状的果泥。

substance material

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Mumihua, 木乃伊粉

A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.

Examples :

"The old apothecary's recipe called for a pinch of mummy, believed to have healing properties, though we now know it's unethical and ineffective. "

那个老药剂师的药方里需要一撮木乃伊粉，当时人们认为它有治疗功效，但我们现在知道这是不道德且无效的。

medicine substance body history archaeology

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接蜡，嫁接蜡

A sort of wax used in grafting.

Examples :

"The gardener used mummy to seal the graft where he joined the apple branch to the pear tree. "

园丁用接蜡封住嫁接口，那里他将苹果树枝嫁接到了梨树上。

material substance agriculture

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verb

制成木乃伊, 使成干尸

Examples :

"Scientists can mummy small animals to study ancient preservation techniques. "

科学家可以把小动物制成木乃伊，以此来研究古代的保存技术。

archaeology ritual history body religion culture

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妈妈，妈咪

(usually childish) mother.

Examples :

"My mummy made my lunch for school today. "

今天我妈咪帮我做了上学的午饭。