Word · Frequency #26603
chlorophyll
叶绿素
a green pigment found in plants and other photosynthetic organisms, used in photosynthesis
- 1.
Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
植物叶绿体及其他光合生物(如蓝藻)中的一组绿色色素。
- 2.
any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
光合生物中发现的任何一种绿色色素；自然界存在四种形式
植物叶绿体及其他光合生物(如蓝藻)中的一组绿色色素。；光合生物中发现的任何一种绿色色素；自然界存在四种形式；含有叶绿素的绿色蜡状物质；[化] 叶绿素
In use
Chlorophyll is the green pigment that helps plants make food from sunlight.
Leaves contain chlorophyll, so they appear green in spring and summer.
When autumn arrives, the chlorophyll in the leaves slowly disappears.
chlorophyll + singular verb
chlorophyll 为不可数名词，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
Chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light.
叶绿素吸收红光和蓝光。
the chlorophyll in/within [organism]
使用定冠词 the 特指某处存在的叶绿素。
The chlorophyll in seaweed is masked by other pigments.
海藻中的叶绿素被其他色素掩盖。
be found in [organism]
被动结构常用于科普描述，强调存在位置。
Connections
Collocations
- chlorophyll content
- 叶绿素含量
- The chlorophyll content of the leaves decreases in autumn.秋天树叶的叶绿素含量会下降。
- chlorophyll synthesis
- 叶绿素合成
- Light is required for chlorophyll synthesis in plants.植物合成叶绿素需要光照。
- chlorophyll molecule
- 叶绿素分子
- A chlorophyll molecule absorbs light energy.叶绿素分子吸收光能。
- chlorophyll fluorescence
- 叶绿素荧光
- Chlorophyll fluorescence is used to measure plant stress.叶绿素荧光用于测量植物的胁迫程度。
- chlorophyll breakdown
- 叶绿素分解
- Chlorophyll breakdown causes leaves to change color in autumn.叶绿素分解使树叶在秋天变色。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 chloro-想成“绿”（氯气 chlorine 是黄绿色），phyll 像 leaf（叶），绿叶里就有叶绿素。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：生物学教材、科普文章、日常谈论植物时 “叶绿素”是生物学中的常用普通术语，多用于科普和教材，也出现在日常语境中，整体语气偏中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No listed word is a true rhyme with chlorophyll, because its final syllable /fɪl/ is unstressed. The chlor- words share chlorophyll's initial /klɔr/ but have different following vowels and endings; fill and philharmonic contain the same /fɪl/ sound as chlorophyll's ending, but their stress patterns do not match, so they are useful lookalikes rather than rhymes.
Learn the forms together
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