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microbe n.微生物；细菌 (1) 这个探针的灵敏度很高，足以测出任何微生物的存在。(2) 体积微小同样可以帮助微生物更加有效地吸收养分。 In the nineteenth century, the idea that germs caused illness was brand new, and doctors referred to both germs and microbes interchangeably. The word microorganism is more scientifically precise, and in fact microbe is a shortened form of that long, Greek-rooted word. Mikro means "small," and in microbe it's combined with bios, or "life."

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英 ['maɪkrəʊb] 美 ['maɪkroʊb] (1) The probe is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single microbe.(2) Being small may also have helped the microbe absorb nutrients more efficiently. Microbe is a somewhat outdated way for scientists to talk about the tiny bugs that cause diseases. When you get the flu, you can blame a microbe. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]微生物 A microbe is a very small living thing, which you can only see if you use a microscope.

英语单词	microbe
英美音标	英 ['maɪkrəʊb] 美 ['maɪkroʊb]
中文释义	n.微生物；细菌
英语例句	(1) The probe is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single microbe. (2) Being small may also have helped the microbe absorb nutrients more efficiently.
中文例句	(1) 这个探针的灵敏度很高，足以测出任何微生物的存在。 (2) 体积微小同样可以帮助微生物更加有效地吸收养分。
vocabulary简明	Microbe is a somewhat outdated way for scientists to talk about the tiny bugs that cause diseases. When you get the flu, you can blame a microbe.
vocabulary扩展	In the nineteenth century, the idea that germs caused illness was brand new, and doctors referred to both germs and microbes interchangeably. The word microorganism is more scientifically precise, and in fact microbe is a shortened form of that long, Greek-rooted word. Mikro means "small," and in microbe it's combined with bios, or "life."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]微生物 A microbe is a very small living thing, which you can only see if you use a microscope.

Microbe Small Germs 英 Maɪkrəʊb] 美 Maɪkroʊb N.微生物；细菌 Probe