单词 | organ |
释义 | organ (ɔːʳgən ) Word forms: organs 1. countable noun An organ is a part of your body that has a particular purpose or function, for example your heart or lungs. ...damage to the muscles and internal organs. ...the reproductive organs. ...organ transplants. Synonyms: body part, part of the body, member, element 2. See also sense organ 3. countable noun An organ is a large musical instrument with pipes of different lengths through which air is forced. It has keys and pedals rather like a piano. 4. See also barrel organ, mouth organ 5. countable noun You refer to a newspaper or organization as the organ of the government or another group when it is used by them as a means of giving information or getting things done. The Security Service is an important organ of the State. [+ of] Image of organ © stokes, Shutterstock Idioms: the organ grinder's monkey [British] someone who is closely associated with a powerful person and acts on their behalf, but has no real power themselves `Do you feel that you've been squeezed out?' `Well, I feel more like the organ grinder's monkey, actually.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: organ recital The twice-daily organ recital was about to begin. Times, Sunday Times I visited during an organ recital - not my favourite type of music, admittedly - but the acoustics were amazing. The Sun Like that second cousin thrice removed's four-hour organ recital. Times,Sunday Times He regularly presented organ recitals throughout his career. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The basilica contains a highly regarded pipe organ from the second half of the 17th century and organ recitals take place there. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What about muscle, skin and organ tissue loss? Times, Sunday Times The study of 638 transplant recipients says that those with living donors have to wait far less time for their organ tissue. Times, Sunday Times These bacteria secrete exoenzymes to break down body cells and proteins for ingestion which thus weakens organ tissues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They can develop into several organ tissues specific to these germ layers including heart, brain, and liver. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are no outward signs of physical change, though internal bacteria have begun to digest organ tissues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It concentrates on one sensory organ at a time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It might have been used to search out food, or as a sensory organ like narwhal tusks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cause of sensation lies not so much in the object, but in the sensory organ receiving the impression. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are able to do this because of an extra sensory organ in their antennae. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It receives the sound in its saccule, a sensory organ in the inner ear. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It may be a vestigial organ of ancient humans that has degraded to nearly nothing over the course of evolution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Prior to this, the thymus was believed to be a vestigial organ with no function. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Vestigial organs, or organs that had become degraded and useless as species evolved, made sense for the first time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There aren’t many known examples of rudimentary or vestigial organs driving evolutionary innovation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rudimentary body parts, those that are smaller and simpler in structure than corresponding parts in the ancestral species, are called vestigial organs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even synthetic versions of these songs, remixed in the lab, could sometimes elicit vocal organ responses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To translate the pattern in the brain to a full-blown serenade, a bird’s vocal organ needs to first carry out the marching orders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Careful instruction and natural intelligence, however, have taught him to properly manipulate the vocal organs whose sound he can never hear. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The problems relate to humans' unprecedented use of the tongue, lips and vocal organs as instruments of communication. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As with any fluid-filled tube, resonances (called formants) change as the vocal organs such as the tongue and velum move. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 风琴, 器官 Japanese: オルガン, 臓器 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。