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pollen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pol·len /ˈpɒlən $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountable]  HBPa fine powder produced by flowers, which is carried by the wind or by insects to other flowers of the same type, making them produce seeds 花粉
Examples from the Corpus
pollenAs the foragers grow older they move from a juvenile taste for sweet nectar to a more refined preference for pollen.Induk said, exhaling, dispersing my ashes like pollen into the night air.No pollen analyses of undisputed late-glacial deposits from the Outer Hebrides have been published.These prizes of pollen and nectar have to be advertised.If its own pollen is there, why accept an outsider?However, it is important to remember that the pollen zones are not uniform across large areas.The pollen of one flower is transferred to another by means of a fine brush.
Origin pollen (1700-1800) Latin flour in very small grains, dust
pol·len nounChineseSyllable
which fine Corpus produced by a powder is flowers,


pollen
pollen /ˈpɒlən $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'flour in very small grains, dust'
a fine powder produced by flowers, which is carried by the wind or by insects to other flowers of the same type, making them produce seeds


pol·lenBrE /ˈpɒlən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːlən/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] fine powder, usually yellow, that is formed in flowers and carried to other flowers of the same kind by the wind or by insects, to make those flowers produce seeds 花粉<titled tranID="41" status="2">The living world<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>生物界</chn></titled>

Animals 动物

  • animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配/繁育/繁殖/以…为食
  • fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs) 鱼/两栖动物游动/产卵
  • birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔/迁徙/筑巢/啼叫
  • insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬/飞/咬/叮
  • insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫/蜜蜂/蝗虫成群地飞来飞去
  • bees collect/gather nectar/pollen 蜜蜂采蜜/花粉
  • spiders spin/weave a web 蜘蛛结网/织网
  • snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇/蜥蜴蜕皮
  • bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊/刺猬/青蛙冬眠
  • insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长/发育/化蛹
  • an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化;小鸡出壳;幼虫孵出
  • attract/find/choose a mate 吸引/找到/选择配偶
  • produce/release eggs/sperm 产卵;排卵;产生/释放精子
  • lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs 产卵;使卵受精;孵卵
  • inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast 栖居于森林/礁石/海岸
  • mark/enter/defend (a) territory 标出/进入/保卫领地
  • stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey 悄悄接近/猎杀/捕获/杀死猎物

Plants and fungi 植物和真菌

  • trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木/植物生长/开花
  • a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽
  • leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子/花蕾/根茎/幼苗长出来/长大/成形
  • flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放/绽放
  • a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长/扩散/长满…
  • pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant 给花/植物授粉
  • produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores 长出/传播花粉/种子/孢子
  • produce/bear fruit 结果
  • develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves 长出根茎/嫩芽/叶子
  • provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients 提供/吸收/提取/释放营养物
  • perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis 进行/增加/减少光合作用

Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒

  • bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌/微生物/病毒生长/扩散/繁殖
  • bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth 细菌/微生物在…中存活/大量生长
  • bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌/微生物/病毒进化/长满…/引发疾病
  • bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌(将某物)分解/转化(成某物)
  • a virus enters/invades sth/the body 病毒进入/侵入某物/身体
  • a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异/演化/(自我)复制
  • be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria 感染上/接触到一种新病毒/抗药性细菌
  • contain/carry/harbour/ (especially US) harbor bacteria/a virus 带有细菌/病毒
  • kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria 杀灭有害的/致命的细菌