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the cilia of [noun] beat/move
cilium 常用复数形式 cilia。
The cilia of the respiratory tract beat in coordinated waves.
呼吸道的纤毛以协调的波浪方式摆动。
纤毛；睫
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纤毛；睫
a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
The cilia of the respiratory tract beat in coordinated waves.
呼吸道的纤毛以协调的波浪方式摆动。
细胞表面的毛发状突起，可运动
从真核细胞(如单细胞生物或多细胞生物的一个细胞)伸出的短小显微毛发状细胞器,通过引起周围液体流动来推进,或作为传感器。
A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
纤毛
a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
昆虫翅膀上的细毛之一。
One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
睫毛
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Each cilium on the cell's surface beats in a coordinated rhythm.
细胞表面的每一根纤毛都以协调的节律摆动。
The cilia lining the respiratory tract help move mucus upward.
排列在呼吸道内的纤毛帮助将黏液向上移动。
In Paramecium, cilia are used for both locomotion and feeding.
在草履虫中，纤毛既用于运动也用于摄食。
cilium 常用复数形式 cilia。
The cilia of the respiratory tract beat in coordinated waves.
呼吸道的纤毛以协调的波浪方式摆动。
Cilia sweep mucus and debris out of the lungs.
纤毛将黏液和碎屑清扫出肺部。
单数形式 cilium 使用较少，多数情况用复数。
A single cilium is found on the surface of some unicellular organisms.
某些单细胞生物表面有一个单纤毛。
Not this
The cell has many cilium.
Use this
The cell has many cilia.
cilium是单数形式，在描述多个纤毛时应使用其不规则复数形式cilia。
Not this
Each cilia moves independently.
Use this
Each cilium moves independently.
cilia是复数形式，当指单个纤毛时须用单数形式cilium。
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常用复数形式 cilia
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