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prions

/ˈpraɪɒnz/

Meanings
noun

朊病毒，蛋白质侵染因子。

A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

Examples :

"Sentence: "Scientists believe that diseases like mad cow disease are caused by infectious prions that damage the brain." "
科学家认为，像疯牛病这样的疾病是由具有感染性的朊病毒引起的，这些朊病毒会损害大脑。
medicine disease biochemistry biology organism

Related Words

Illustration infectious

infectious adjective

/ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/

传染性的，会传染的

"Cancer is not infectious."

癌症是不會傳染的。

Illustration propagating

propagating verb

/ˈprɒpəɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈproʊpəɡeɪtɪŋ/

繁殖， 增殖。

"The gardener is propagating new rose bushes by taking cuttings from the existing plant. "

园丁正在通过从现有植株上剪取插条来繁殖新的玫瑰灌木。

Illustration birdwatching

birdwatching noun

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/

观鸟，赏鸟

"My grandma enjoys birdwatching in her backyard, where she can see many different types of birds. "

我奶奶喜欢在她家后院观鸟，在那里她能看到很多不同种类的鸟。

Illustration sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

判决，宣判

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控宣判有罪，但对第二项指控宣判无罪。

Illustration blending

blending verb

/ˈblɛndɪŋ/

混合，融合，掺合

"To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic."

要做鹰嘴豆泥，你需要将鹰嘴豆、橄榄油、柠檬汁和大蒜混合搅拌在一起。

Illustration conformer

conformer noun

/ˈkɑn.fɚmɚ/ /kənˈfɔɹmɚ/

构象异构体，构象异构物

"While rotating my arm, the different bent positions it could adopt each represent a different conformer, each having a slightly different level of energy. "

当旋转我的手臂时，手臂可以呈现的不同弯曲姿势都代表着不同的构象异构体，每种构象异构体的能量略有不同。

Illustration scientists

scientists noun

/ˈsaɪəntɪsts/

科学家，科研人员。

"Scientists study plants to understand how they grow. "

科学家研究植物，从而了解它们的生长方式。

Illustration diseases

diseases noun

/dɪˈziːzɪz/

疾病， 病害

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

这些番茄植株得了一种病，导致叶子上出现斑点，果实也枯萎了。

Illustration antarctic

antarctic adjective

/ænˈtɑːktɪk/

南极的，南极地区的

"The Antarctic penguins are a popular sight for tourists visiting the South Pole. "

南极企鹅是前往南极地区的游客们喜爱看到的景象。

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

负责人，责任人

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

这个项目的负责人是玛丽亚。(Zhè ge xiàngmù de fùzérén shì Mǎlìyà.)

Illustration skimming

skimming verb

/ˈskɪmɪŋ/

掠过，擦过，掠 skimming

"The bird was skimming the surface of the lake, looking for food. "

那只鸟正掠过湖面，寻找食物。

Illustration protein

protein noun

/ˈpɹəʊti.ɪn/ /ˈpɹoʊtiːn/

蛋白质，蛋白。

"My mother added extra protein to her lunch to help her build muscle. "

为了帮助她增强肌肉，我妈妈在午餐里额外添加了蛋白质。