新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

germ

英  [dʒɜːm]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • germs

    1[C 可数名词] 病菌

    A germ is a very small organism that causes disease.

    近义词

    bacteria

    双语例句

    例:

    Chlorine is widely used to kill germs.

    氯广泛用于杀菌。

    例:

    a germ that destroyed hundreds of millions of lives.

    一个摧毁了无数生命的病菌。

    2[SING 单数型名词] (思想等的)萌芽

    The germ of something such as an idea is something which developed or might develop into that thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    This was the germ of a book.

    这是一本书的创作灵感。