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biosphere

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology
bi·o·sphere /ˈbaɪəsfɪə $ -sfɪr/ noun [singular]  HB technical the part of the world in which animals, plants etc can live 生物圈
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biosphereThe glass spaceship parked in the desert is called a biosphere because the logic of the Bios runs through it.When creating a biosphere remember that: Microorganisms do most of the work.The elements it cradles are in a dynamic equilibrium with the cycling composition of the atmosphere and water and biosphere.We all depend on one biosphere for sustaining our lives.He enraged biologists by considering the biosphere of living creatures as a large chemical factory.As he examined the biosphere in succeeding years, he added more complex phenomena to the list of life-made.CO2 is the accepted limiting resource for the biosphere.Once formed, rings soon cease to exchange with the biosphere.
bi·o·sphere nounChineseSyllable
the the Corpus part of in world


biosphere
biosphere /ˈbaɪəsfɪə $ -sfɪr/ noun [singular]
technical the part of the world in which animals, plants etc can live


bio·sphereBrE /ˈbaɪəʊsfɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbaɪoʊsfɪr/ 🔊 noun [singular] (specialist) the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere in which plants and animals can live 生物圈