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life cycle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology
ˈlife ˌcycle noun [countable]  LIFEall the different levels of development that an animal or plant goes through during its life 〔生物的〕生活周期,生命周期
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life cycleLike most butterflies they share the same basic life cycle.It is an obligate parasite with a complex life cycle.The need is to consider the economic life cycle of each alternative in order to determine the optimal replacement.With warming temperatures, the life cycle speeds up.This balance changes throughout the life cycle.The older drugs also curbed replication, but at another point in the virus' life cycle.
ˈlife ˌcycle nounChineseSyllable
the Corpus of development different levels all that


life cycle
ˈlife ˌcycle noun [countable]
all the different levels of development that an animal or plant goes through during its life


life cycleBrE /ˈlaɪf saɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlaɪf saɪkl/ 🔊 noun(biology 生物) the series of forms into which a living thing changes as it develops 生命周期,生活周期(生物发展过程的系列变形)the life cycle of the butterfly蝴蝶的生命周期the period of time during which sth, for example a product, is developed and used 生命周期,寿命(产品等从开发到使用完毕的一段时间)