英语词汇“sperm”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINsperm

Origin:

1300-1400 Late Latin sperma, from Greek, ‘seed’

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

All were then fertilised with sperm from her husband.
It makes an interesting contrast with another related health issue: falling sperm counts.
Many of his sperm do not even try to fertilize her eggs but instead either attack other sperm or block their passage.
Once it is penetrated by the single sperm, the egg becomes impervious.
This makes the sperm, like all rapidly developing cells, especially vulnerable to damage from chemicals or radiation.

WORD SETS► Biology

aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a sperm/egg donor

(=a man who gives sperm or a woman who gives eggs to help someone else have a baby)· Her husband was infertile so they conceived using a sperm donor.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► bank

· The chief donors to sperm banks were medical students.· Fertility clinics and sperm banks in the United States often are privately run and are subject to few government restrictions.· In person, however, they have matured about as much as a sperm in a deep frozen sperm bank.· But where had his Glover genes come from if his father was in a sperm bank?· Carol had told him a thousand kids a year came from sperm banks in the early eighties.

► cell

· The sperm cell has no muscles.· When the creature matures, the parasitic sperm cells eat out its gonads and replace them with themselves.

► count

· Men are still able to father children into their seventies, though their sperm count is lower than in their youth.· Although that may seem like plenty, low sperm counts often are warnings of problems with sperm function.· As it turned out, his sperm count appeared normal but his wife continued to fail to conceive.· The only thing Rob could think up as a possible Hank Camden failure was the likelihood of a low sperm count.· And one has to remember that sperm counts also show a natural seasonal variation.· For the vast majority of men, the reason for a low sperm count can not be explained.· Strictly speaking, there is as yet no definitive evidence for declining sperm counts.· High exposure to dioxins has been associated with cancer, low sperm counts, behavioural problems and diabetes.

► whale

· The sperm whales have been stranded in Scapa Flow for several weeks.· The nobler of the two is the sperm whale.· The Ligurian Sea, where the explosion occurred, is an important area for sperm whales.· A whale is killed-a great sperm whale.· The sperm whale dives to a mile and more and can stay under for two hours.· Fourth, Ishmael makes it clear that an enraged sperm whale will charge and sink a large sailing vessel like the Pequod.· Taking yet another example, compare the visual fields of man, rabbits and the sperm whale.· There he found the skeleton of a whale, a sperm whale, which had become a shrine for the natives.

VERB► produce

· The few remaining hermaphroditic mice are at a premium because only they can produce the sperm that the all-female mice still need.· Modern Western men are producing less sperm than formerly.· A male is defined as the gender that produces sperm or pollen: small, mobile, multitudinous gametes.· The number of offspring a male can produce depends on his ability to produce sperm and inseminate females.· The fly therefore produces half as much sperm as normal.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► sperm count

Although that may seem like plenty, low sperm counts often are warnings of problems with sperm function.
And one has to remember that sperm counts also show a natural seasonal variation.
As it turned out, his sperm count appeared normal but his wife continued to fail to conceive.
For the vast majority of men, the reason for a low sperm count can not be explained.
It makes an interesting contrast with another related health issue: falling sperm counts.
Men are still able to father children into their seventies, though their sperm count is lower than in their youth.
Strictly speaking, there is as yet no definitive evidence for declining sperm counts.
The only thing Rob could think up as a possible Hank Camden failure was the likelihood of a low sperm count.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blood/sperm/organ bank

But where had his Glover genes come from if his father was in a sperm bank?
Fertility clinics and sperm banks in the United States often are privately run and are subject to few government restrictions.
In 1987, the agency had directed blood banks to similarly disqualify donors who have received pituitary-derived growth hormone.
In person, however, they have matured about as much as a sperm in a deep frozen sperm bank.
Still, there was always food here at the blood bank as well as plenty of sweetened fluids to quickly restore energy.
The chief donors to sperm banks were medical students.
The World Around Us Fascinating topics for young learners ranging from blood banks to deserts.

单词	sperm
释义	spermsperm /spɜːm $ spɜːrm/ noun (plural sperm or sperms) Word Origin WORD ORIGINsperm Origin: 1300-1400 Late Latin sperma, from Greek, ‘seed’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All were then fertilised with sperm from her husband. It makes an interesting contrast with another related health issue: falling sperm counts. Many of his sperm do not even try to fertilize her eggs but instead either attack other sperm or block their passage. Once it is penetrated by the single sperm, the egg becomes impervious. This makes the sperm, like all rapidly developing cells, especially vulnerable to damage from chemicals or radiation. word sets WORD SETS► Biology aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a sperm/egg donor (=a man who gives sperm or a woman who gives eggs to help someone else have a baby)· Her husband was infertile so they conceived using a sperm donor. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► bank · The chief donors to sperm banks were medical students.· Fertility clinics and sperm banks in the United States often are privately run and are subject to few government restrictions.· In person, however, they have matured about as much as a sperm in a deep frozen sperm bank.· But where had his Glover genes come from if his father was in a sperm bank?· Carol had told him a thousand kids a year came from sperm banks in the early eighties. ► cell · The sperm cell has no muscles.· When the creature matures, the parasitic sperm cells eat out its gonads and replace them with themselves. ► count · Men are still able to father children into their seventies, though their sperm count is lower than in their youth.· Although that may seem like plenty, low sperm counts often are warnings of problems with sperm function.· As it turned out, his sperm count appeared normal but his wife continued to fail to conceive.· The only thing Rob could think up as a possible Hank Camden failure was the likelihood of a low sperm count.· And one has to remember that sperm counts also show a natural seasonal variation.· For the vast majority of men, the reason for a low sperm count can not be explained.· Strictly speaking, there is as yet no definitive evidence for declining sperm counts.· High exposure to dioxins has been associated with cancer, low sperm counts, behavioural problems and diabetes. ► whale · The sperm whales have been stranded in Scapa Flow for several weeks.· The nobler of the two is the sperm whale.· The Ligurian Sea, where the explosion occurred, is an important area for sperm whales.· A whale is killed-a great sperm whale.· The sperm whale dives to a mile and more and can stay under for two hours.· Fourth, Ishmael makes it clear that an enraged sperm whale will charge and sink a large sailing vessel like the Pequod.· Taking yet another example, compare the visual fields of man, rabbits and the sperm whale.· There he found the skeleton of a whale, a sperm whale, which had become a shrine for the natives. VERB► produce · The few remaining hermaphroditic mice are at a premium because only they can produce the sperm that the all-female mice still need.· Modern Western men are producing less sperm than formerly.· A male is defined as the gender that produces sperm or pollen: small, mobile, multitudinous gametes.· The number of offspring a male can produce depends on his ability to produce sperm and inseminate females.· The fly therefore produces half as much sperm as normal. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► sperm count Although that may seem like plenty, low sperm counts often are warnings of problems with sperm function. And one has to remember that sperm counts also show a natural seasonal variation. As it turned out, his sperm count appeared normal but his wife continued to fail to conceive. For the vast majority of men, the reason for a low sperm count can not be explained. It makes an interesting contrast with another related health issue: falling sperm counts. Men are still able to father children into their seventies, though their sperm count is lower than in their youth. Strictly speaking, there is as yet no definitive evidence for declining sperm counts. The only thing Rob could think up as a possible Hank Camden failure was the likelihood of a low sperm count. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blood/sperm/organ bank But where had his Glover genes come from if his father was in a sperm bank? Fertility clinics and sperm banks in the United States often are privately run and are subject to few government restrictions. In 1987, the agency had directed blood banks to similarly disqualify donors who have received pituitary-derived growth hormone. In person, however, they have matured about as much as a sperm in a deep frozen sperm bank. Still, there was always food here at the blood bank as well as plenty of sweetened fluids to quickly restore energy. The chief donors to sperm banks were medical students. The World Around Us Fascinating topics for young learners ranging from blood banks to deserts. 1[countable] (also ˈsperm cell) a cell produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with the female egg to produce a new life2[uncountable] the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in SYN semen3sperm count a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman pregnant
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