| 释义 |
in·oc·u·late
\ə̇ˈnäkyəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English inoculaten, from Latin inoculare, from in- in- (II) + oculus eye, bud — more at eye
transitive verb
1.
a. archaic : to insert a bud into or graft (as a tree) by budding
b. : to treat (seeds) with bacteria especially for the promotion of nitrogen fixation (as in root nodules on legumes)
2.
a.
(1) : to communicate a disease to (an organism) by inserting its causative agent into the body
< 12 mice inoculated with anthrax >
(2) : to introduce microorganisms or viruses onto or into (an organism or substrate)
< inoculate the culture with one loopful of spore suspension >
< inoculated a rat with bacteria >
(3) : to introduce (as microorganisms or immune sera) into or onto a culture medium
< inoculate the spirochetes into blood agar >
b. : seed 1d
3. : to introduce something into the mind of : imbue
< inoculated them with their own ideas of revolution — Raymond Schuessler >
< inoculate the few who influence the many — Current Biography >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to graft by inserting buds
2. : to introduce microorganisms, vaccines, or sera by inoculation
Synonyms: see infuse |