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mutate

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v.变异

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形容词:mutative 动词过去式:mutated 过去分词:mutated 现在分词:mutating 第三人称单数:mutates

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mut=to change(改变)

mutate


/mju:'teɪt; [US] 'mju:teɪt; `mju,tet/
v [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (into sth) (cause sth to) undergo mutation (使某物)变化, 转变, 突变, 变异
*cells that mutate/are mutated 变异的细胞
* organisms that mutate into new forms 变成新种的生物.

mutate


v [I]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of mutare 'to change']
if an animal or plant mutates, it becomes different from others of the same kind, because of a change in its genetic structure
 Simple organisms like bacteria mutate rapidly.
to change and develop a new form
 Technology continues to mutate at an alarming rate.