Word · Frequency #11018
lymphocyte
淋巴细胞；淋巴球
a type of white blood cell that normally makes up about a quarter of the white blood cell count and increases during infection
- 1.
Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
多种白细胞中的任何一种,具有球形细胞核,存在于淋巴系统中,包括B细胞、T细胞和自然杀伤细胞。
- 2.
an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
一种无颗粒白细胞,通常占白细胞总数的四分之一,感染时数量增加
多种白细胞中的任何一种,具有球形细胞核,存在于淋巴系统中,包括B细胞、T细胞和自然杀伤细胞。；一种无颗粒白细胞,通常占白细胞总数的四分之一,感染时数量增加；淋巴球；淋巴细胞；[化] 淋巴细胞
In use
The lab report showed a higher than normal number of lymphocytes, which made the doctor suspect an infection.
In biology class, we looked at lymphocytes under a microscope to learn how they fight disease.
A single lymphocyte can recognize many different kinds of invaders in the body.
a lymphocyte is ...
lymphocyte 是可数名词，单数前需加冠词 a/an。
A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell.
淋巴细胞是一种白细胞。
lymphocytes + verb
复数形式可直接表示类别，谓语动词用复数。
Lymphocytes help fight infections.
淋巴细胞帮助抵抗感染。
lymphocyte + noun
名词作定语修饰另一名词时，通常用单数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- B lymphocytes
- B淋巴细胞
- B lymphocytes produce antibodies to fight infection.B淋巴细胞产生抗体以对抗感染。
- T lymphocytes
- T淋巴细胞
- T lymphocytes play a central role in the immune response.T淋巴细胞在免疫反应中起核心作用。
- lymphocyte count
- 淋巴细胞计数
- The doctor checked his lymphocyte count to assess his immune status.医生检查了他的淋巴细胞计数以评估其免疫状态。
- lymphocyte proliferation
- 淋巴细胞增殖
- Antigen stimulation leads to lymphocyte proliferation.抗原刺激导致淋巴细胞增殖。
- cytotoxic T lymphocytes
- 细胞毒性T淋巴细胞
- Cytotoxic T lymphocytes destroy virus-infected cells.细胞毒性T淋巴细胞破坏受病毒感染的细胞。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 lymphocyte：lymph（淋巴）＋cyte（细胞），想象淋巴里一群免疫小兵，感染时数量增多。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论文、医学教材、临床报告 该词为医学生物学专业术语，通常出现在学术文章、教科书和临床报告等较为正式的语境中；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme group: parasite and leukocyte end in /əˌsaɪt/, and site and cite end in the same /saɪt/ sound as the target's final -cyte. Note the spelling: the target uses -cyte, not -site. Watch out for lookalikes: lymph (/lɪmf/) and lymphatic (/lɪmˈfætɪk/) share the beginning lymph- but sound different from the -cyte ending.
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