| 单词 | graft |
| 释义 | graft (grɑːft , græft ) Word forms: grafts , grafting , grafted 1. countable noun A graft is a piece of healthy skin or bone, or a healthy organ, which is attached to a damaged part of your body by a medical operation in order to replace it. I am having a skin graft on my arm soon. Synonyms: transplant, implant 2. verb [usually passive] If a piece of healthy skin or bone or a healthy organ is grafted onto a damaged part of your body, it is attached to that part of your body by a medical operation. The top layer of skin has to be grafted onto the burns. [be V-ed + onto/on] Synonyms: transplant, implant 3. verb If a part of one plant or tree is grafted onto another plant or tree, they are joined together so that they will become one plant or tree, often in order to produce a new variety. Pear trees are grafted on quince rootstocks. [be V-ed + on/onto] Synonyms: join, insert, transplant, implant 4. verb If you graft one idea or system on to another, you try to join one to the other. The Japanese tried to graft their own methods onto this different structure. [V n + onto] 5. uncountable noun Graft means hard work. [British, informal] His career has been one of hard graft. Synonyms: labour, work, industry, effort 6. uncountable noun In politics, graft is used to refer to the activity of using power or authority to obtain money dishonestly. [mainly US] ...another politician accused of graft. Collocations: graft surgery The hospital reports a 1.4 per cent mortality rate within 30 days of coronary artery bypass graft surgery, one of the most common procedures. Times, Sunday Times Corneal graft surgery, one of the earliest forms of transplant operation, has been performed for more than 100 years without any fundamental changes to the methods used. Times, Sunday Times The study will evaluate the protective effects of the product in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Globe and Mail If cause-specific measures are insufficient, soft-tissue graft surgery may be used to create more gingiva. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The harvested blood vessel used in coronary artery bypass graft surgery must be free from damage to ensure proper long-term function and good patient outcomes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 移植物皮肤、骨头等的, 移植皮肤、骨头等的 Japanese: 移植片, 移植する |
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