sperm
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sperm /spɜːm $ spɜːrm/ noun (plural sperm or sperms) 1. HB[countable] (also sperm cell) a cell produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with the female egg to produce a new life 精子2. [uncountable]HB the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in 精液 SYN semen3. sperm count a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman pregnant 精子（计）数
Examples from the Corpus
sperm• It makes an interesting contrast with another related health issue: falling sperm counts.• Many of his sperm do not even try to fertilize her eggs but instead either attack other sperm or block their passage.• Once it is penetrated by the single sperm, the egg becomes impervious.• This makes the sperm, like all rapidly developing cells, especially vulnerable to damage from chemicals or radiation.• All were then fertilised with sperm from her husband.Origin sperm (1300-1400) Late Latin sperma, from Greek, “seed”sperm nounChinese
male of the Corpus cell by a sex a organs produced
sperm
sperm /spɜːm $ spɜːrm/
noun (plural sperm or sperms)
2. [uncountable] the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in
SYN semen
3. sperm count a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman pregnant
sperm /spɜːm $ spɜːrm/
noun (plural sperm or sperms) Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: sperma, from Greek, 'seed'
1. [countable] (also ˈsperm cell) a cell produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with the female egg to produce a new lifeLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: sperma, from Greek, 'seed'
2. [uncountable] the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in
SYN semen
3. sperm count a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman pregnant
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
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