cilium

英 ['sɪlɪəm] 美 ['sɪlɪəm]

• n. 细胞的颤毛突起；眼睫毛；纤毛

英英释义

Noun:

1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms

2. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The unit membrane of the cell continues up over each cilium.
   细胞膜向上突起延续构成纤毛的表面。
2. Each cilium terminates within the Pavilion - with another tiny light source.
   每个纤毛终亭与另一极光源。

词汇搭配

• motile cilium 运动纤毛
• primary cilium 初级纤毛
• connecting cilium 连接纤毛
• tinsel cilium 茸毛状纤毛

近反义词

【近义词】

• lash 鞭子
• eyelash 睫毛