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biomass [noun]
biomass 可直接修饰名词，表示“以生物质为原料的”；该词通常不可数，指不同种类时可用 biomasses。
They built a biomass power station near the farm.
他们在农场附近建了一座生物质发电站。
生物质
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生物质
plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
They built a biomass power station near the farm.
他们在农场附近建了一座生物质发电站。
此处指用作燃料的植物材料和动物废弃物；另一义“生物量”指生物总质量。
生物体或其部分(如细胞)的总质量。
The total mass of a living thing or a part thereof (such as a cell).
用作燃料的植物材料和动物废料
plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
特定区域、栖息地等内所有或特定类别生物的总质量。
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.
单位面积内的生物总质量
the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
Many power plants now burn biomass to generate electricity.
许多发电厂现在燃烧生物质来发电。
Farmers can sell their crop waste as biomass for energy production.
农民可以把农作物废料作为生物质出售，用于能源生产。
The country hopes to increase the share of biomass in its total energy supply.
该国希望提高生物质在其总能源供应中的占比。
biomass 可直接修饰名词，表示“以生物质为原料的”；该词通常不可数，指不同种类时可用 biomasses。
They built a biomass power station near the farm.
他们在农场附近建了一座生物质发电站。
convert...into... 表示使生物质变成另一种物质。
This factory converts biomass into biogas.
这家工厂将生物质转化为沼气。
from 引出生物质的来源，后接名词或名词短语。
Biomass from agricultural waste can be used to generate electricity.
来自农业废物的生物质可用于发电。
as 后接名词作补充说明，表示把 biomass 用作什么。
Some villages use biomass as their main fuel.
一些村庄把生物质用作主要燃料。
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Biomasses are an important source of renewable energy.
Use this
Biomass is an important source of renewable energy.
biomass 作‘生物质’讲时为不可数名词，应用单数形式；复数主谓搭配也错误。
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Biomass is a gas produced from animal waste.
Use this
Biogas is a gas produced from animal waste.
biomass 指植物材料和动物粪便等固体燃料，不是气体；表示‘沼气’要用 biogas，二者属于不同能源概念。
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Biomass consists on organic matter such as wood and crop waste.
Use this
Biomass consists of organic matter such as wood and crop waste.
表示‘由……组成’时固定搭配为 consist of，不能用 consist on。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
生物质能
Many rural communities are turning to biomass energy for heat and electricity.
许多农村社区正在转向使用生物质能来供热和发电。
生物质燃料
Biomass fuel can be produced from wood chips, crop residues, and animal waste.
生物质燃料可以由木屑、农作物残余物和动物粪便生产。
生物质发电厂
A new biomass power plant burns agricultural waste to generate electricity.
一座新的生物质发电厂燃烧农业废弃物来发电。
生物质原料
Wood chips are a common biomass feedstock for making renewable fuels.
木屑是生产可再生燃料常用的生物质原料。
生物质颗粒
Biomass pellets are convenient for home heating stoves.
生物质颗粒很适合家用取暖炉。
生物质燃烧
Biomass burning for fuel releases smoke and ash into the air.
作为燃料燃烧生物质会向空气中释放烟雾和灰烬。
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bio=生命，mass=大团；想象动植物废料堆成一大团燃料，就是“生物质”。
语域：formal 常见场景：renewable energy、environmental policy、agricultural science 该词通常用于能源、环保、农业等专业或政策语境，多出现在书面或正式场合；日常口语中不太常见。
通常作不可数名词；指不同种类的生物质时可用复数形式 biomasses。
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