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单词 transplant
释义 trans·plant
I. \tranzˈplant, traan-, -n(t)ˈsp-, -laa(ə)nt, -laint, -lȧnt\ verb
Etymology: Middle English transplaunten, from Late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- + plantare to plant
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to remove and plant in another place; specifically : to lift and reset in another soil or situation
  < transplanted mulberry trees from his … nursery — American Guide Series: Connecticut >
 b. : to remove from one location and introduce in another
  < traps and transplants beaver to other sections of the state >
  < transplant ladybirds >
2. : to remove from a place or country and settle elsewhere : transport — usually used with to or from
 < wished to transplant his family to America >
 < many institutions were transplanted from Europe >
 < his office staff is transplanted to his vacation spot — U.S. News & World Report >
3. : to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one body or part of a body to another
 < transplanted one twin's kidney to the other >
 < reported that cancer tissues can be transplanted from man to other animals >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to go elsewhere to settle : emigrate
2. : to admit of being removed from one place or soil to another
 < some plants do not transplant as well as others >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : the act or process of transplanting
 < the operation called corneal grafting, or transplant, can restore sight — Eleanor Early >
 < as long as six hours after death … successful transplants could be carried out — E.A.Graham >
2. : a person or thing that is transplanted
 < a tall Montanan, a Texas transplant, pitched the grounds from his cup into the fire — Luke Short >
 < these tiny transplants … provide a kind of fishing that has no exact parallel — J.O.Cartier >
 < $2 a thousand for seedlings and $5 a thousand for transplantsAmerican Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
 < never since doctors discovered how to replace fogged corneas … have there been eye transplants to go round — Time >
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