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osmosis

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n.渗透(作用),渗透性

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副词:osmotically 形容词:osmotic 名词复数:osmoses

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osmosis


/ɒz'məʊsɪs; ɑz`mosɪs/
n [U]
1 (biology or chemistry 生或化) gradual passing of a liquid through a porous partition 渗透
*Blood can be cleaned by osmosis if the kidneys have failed. 若肾功能衰退, 可通过渗透作用使血液净化.
2 gradual, and often hardly noticeable,acceptance of ideas, etc (思想、观念等)潜移默化
*Childrenseem to learn about computers by osmosis. 儿童似乎不知不觉地就了解了计算机.

osmosis


n[U]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: osmose 'osmosis' (1800-1900), from Greek osmos 'push']
if you learn facts or understand ideas by osmosis, you gradually learn them by hearing them often
by osmosis
 Children learn new languages by osmosis.
 He seems to absorb information through a process of osmosis .
technical the gradual process of liquid passing through a membrane
>osmotic [ɔz'mɔtɪk (US) ɑːz'mɑː-/