popular name for a bacterium, 1878, from French microbe, "badly coined ... by Sédillot" [Weekley] in 1878 from Greek mikros "small" (see mica) + bios "life" (see bio-). It is an incorrect use of bios; in Greek the word would mean literally "short-lived."
双语例句
1. The probe is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single microbe.
这个探针的灵敏度很高,足以测出任何微生物的存在.
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2. The tears also contain a potent microbe - killer called lysozyme, which guards me from infective bacteria.
眼泪里还包含一种叫做溶菌酶的高效力杀菌者, 保护我不受细菌感染.
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3. The food microbe poisoning often come from the course of food production.
微生物污染最为严重的食品是肉及肉制品和豆制品.
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4. A microbe that uses left - handed DNA could exist unrecognised.
DNA结构向左旋的微生物是否存在尚不得知.
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5. The results were compared with microbe culture and clinical diagnosis.