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zooid

/ˈzuːɔɪd/

Meanings
noun

游动细胞，配子

An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid.

Examples :

"Under the microscope, the biology student observed the rapid movement of each individual zooid as it swam towards the egg. "
在显微镜下，这位生物系学生观察到每个游动细胞快速地游向卵子。
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noun

早期发育动物，幼体。

An animal in one of its inferior or early stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms in alternate generation.

Examples :

"A bryozoan colony is made up of many tiny, individual zooids that work together, each a separate organism in an early stage of development within the larger structure. "
苔藓动物的群体由许多微小的、独立的幼体组成，它们协同工作，每一个都是在更大的结构中处于早期发育阶段的单独生物。
animal biology organism
noun

个员, 单体。

One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.

Examples :

"A coral reef is made up of many tiny zooids, each contributing to the overall structure. "
珊瑚礁由许多微小的单体珊瑚虫构成，每一个都为整体结构做出了贡献。
animal biology organism anatomy group

Related Words

Illustration generation

generation noun

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

产生， 创造， 发生

"The new generation of computers has dramatically improved the speed of our work. "

新一代电脑的产生极大地提高了我们的工作速度。

Illustration individual

individual noun

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/ /ˌɪndəˈ-/

个人，个体

"He is an unusual individual."

他是个非常特别的人，是个独立的个体.

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

发展， 进展

"The development of this story has been slow."

这个故事的情节进展缓慢。

Illustration microscope

microscope noun

/ˈmaɪkɹəˌskəʊp/ /ˈmaɪkɹəˌskoʊp/

显微镜

"The student used a microscope to see the tiny cells in the plant leaf. "

学生用显微镜观察植物叶片里的微小细胞。

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

类似，像。

"The twins resemble each other."

这对双胞胎长得很像。

Illustration intermediate

intermediate noun

/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈmidi.ət/ /ˌɪntɚˈmidi.ət/

中间物，媒介。

"The intermediate level of Spanish class is a good fit for students who already know some basic vocabulary. "

中级西班牙语课程非常适合已经掌握了一些基本词汇的学生。（这里“中级”对应“intermediate level”，可以理解为处于初级和高级之间的阶段，即“中间物/媒介”的一种体现）

Illustration locomotion

locomotion noun

/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊʃən/

移动, 运动.

""Walking is her primary form of locomotion because she lives close to school." "

因为她住的地方离学校很近，所以走路是她主要的移动方式。

Illustration spermatozoid

spermatozoid noun

/spɜː(ɹ)ˈmætəˌzəʊ.ɪd/

游动精子

"Under the microscope, the biology student observed the spermatozoid actively swimming toward the archegonium of the fern. "

在显微镜下，这位生物系学生观察到游动精子正积极地游向蕨类的颈卵器。

Illustration individuals

individuals noun

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlz/

个人，个体。

"He is an unusual individual."

他是个很不寻常的个人。

Illustration contributing

contributing verb

/kənˈtɹɪbjuːtɪŋ/ /kənˈtɹɪbjutɪŋ/

贡献，促成。

"to contribute articles to a journal"

为期刊撰写稿件 (Wèi qíkān zhuànxiě gǎojiàn)

Illustration restricted

restricted verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/

限制，约束。

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

腹泻之后，医生限制病人只能吃米饭、冷肉和酸奶。

Illustration distinctly

distinctly adverb

/dɪsˈtɪŋktli/

清楚地，明显地

"I distinctly remember my mother telling me to wear a jacket. "

我清楚地记得我妈妈告诉我要穿外套。