mutate
v 变化,变异(mut+ate→变化)
释义2:
mutate
/ mju:5teit /
◙ verb1. change or cause to change in form or nature• (使)在形式(或性质)上改变 »[no obj.] technology continues to mutate at an alarming rate. 技术继续以惊人的速度在发生变化。 »[with obj.] each side is mutating their image of the opposing culture into something evil and sinister. 各方都把对方的文化形象在心目中变为邪恶凶险的不祥之物。 [Biology] (with reference to a cell, DNA molecule, etc.) undergo or cause to undergo change in a gene or genes• [生] (细胞、DNA分子等)(使)突变 »[no obj.] the virus is able to mutate into new forms that are immune to the vaccine. 这种病毒能突变成新的对疫苗有免疫力的形态。 »[with obj.] certain nucleotides were mutated. 某些核苷酸发生了突变。【派生】
♦ mutator noun【语源】
1. early 19th cent.: back-formation from mutation
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