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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.

word synthetic
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Collins
synthetic ★☆☆☆☆
/sɪnθe̱tɪk/
1
[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


Oxford syn·thet·ic / sɪnˈθetɪk ; NAmE sɪnˈθetɪk /
adjective
,
noun
synthetic synthetics
adjective 1 artificial; 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 ( also ag·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 ; NAmE sɪnˈθetɪkli / adverb
noun an 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 ; NAmE sɪnˈθetɪk / syn·thet·ic·al·ly / sɪnˈθetɪkli ; NAmE sɪnˈθetɪkli /
LDC
syntheticsyn‧thet‧ic /sɪnˈθetɪk/ ●○○ adjective
Word Origin
Examples
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produced by combining different artificial substances, rather than being naturally produced OPP  natural:  synthetic chemicalssynthetic fibres/materials/fabrics see thesaurus at
artificial
synthetically /-kli/ adverb
WDF

synthetic

[sɪnˈθetɪk]

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synthetics[246]
合成的(43%),人造的(20%),合成物(13%),综合的(12%),虚伪的(7%),人工制品(5%)
n.合成物
adj.综合的;合成的,人造的

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