Synthetic Sɪnˈθetɪk Produced Sɪnˈθetɪkli Made Artificial Words Chemicals
Synthetic describes something made from chemical substances or artificial materials rather than from natural sources. It can also describe language structures that rely on word endings rather than separate words to show grammatical function.
Synthetic describes something made from chemical substances or artificial materials rather than from natural sources. It can also describe language structures that rely on word endings rather than separate words to show grammatical function.
[ADJ 形容词]合成的;人造的Synthetic products are made from chemicals or artificial substances rather than from natural ones.
[usu ADJ n]
Boots made from synthetic materials can usually be washed in a machine.
合成材料制成的靴子通常可以机洗。
...synthetic rubber.
合成橡胶
synthetically
...the therapeutic use of natural and synthetically produced hormones.
天然荷尔蒙和人工合成荷尔蒙在治疗上的使用
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syn·thet·ic/sɪnˈθetɪk; NAmEsɪnˈθetɪk/
adjective
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noun
syntheticsyntheticsadjective1artificial; made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals 人造的;(人工)合成的SYN
man-made
◆synthetic drugs/fabrics合成药物╱织物☞synonyms at
artificial
2(alsoag·glu·tin·ative)( linguistics 语言) (of languages 语言)using changes to the ends of words rather than separate words to show the functions of words in a sentence 综合(型)的☞compare
analytic
(1 )▶syn·thet·ic·al·ly/sɪnˈθetɪkli; NAmEsɪnˈθetɪkli/adverbnounan artificial substance or material 合成物;合成纤维(织物);合成剂◆cotton fabrics and synthetics棉织物与合成织物syn·thet·ic/sɪnˈθetɪk; NAmEsɪnˈθetɪk/syn·thet·ic·al·ly/sɪnˈθetɪkli; NAmEsɪnˈθetɪkli/
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syntheticsyn‧thet‧ic /sɪnˈθetɪk/ ●○○ adjective
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produced by combining different artificial substances, rather than being naturally producedOPP natural: synthetic chemicalssynthetic fibres/materials/fabrics► see thesaurus at