Word · Frequency #21470
mutate
变异；突变
核心释义
多用于生物学，指基因发生改变
to change genetically or develop new characteristics
- 1.
发生突变。
To undergo mutation.
- 2.
引起突变；导致突变。
To cause mutation.
变化；演变；使变异；使改变；元音变化；发生突变。；引起突变；导致突变。
用法In use
The virus mutates rapidly, so a new vaccine may be needed every year.
用法提示：这里 mutates 是不及物动词的第三人称单数形式，表示病毒发生基因变异。
After years of treatment, the bacteria mutated into a strain that was resistant to the drug.
用法提示：这里用过去式 mutated，说明细菌在过程中发生了变异，后面接 into 引出变异结果。
Researchers want to see how the cells mutate when they are exposed to high levels of radiation.
用法提示：这里用动词原形 mutate，描述细胞在特定条件下发生变异的过程。
mutate into sth
常用于生物、病毒或抽象事物发生变化。
The virus quickly mutated into a new strain.
这种病毒迅速变异成了一种新毒株。
mutate from sth into sth
强调变化起点和终点。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mutate into
- 变异成；演变成
- The virus can mutate into a more dangerous form.这种病毒可能变异成更危险的形式。
- mutate rapidly
- 迅速变异
- Flu viruses mutate rapidly from season to season.流感病毒每个季节都会迅速变异。
- cells mutate
- 细胞变异
- Cancer cells mutate and divide uncontrollably.癌细胞会变异并不受控制地分裂。
- mutate over time
- 随时间演变
- Languages mutate over time, absorbing new words.语言会随时间演变，吸收新词汇。
- mutate beyond recognition
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 mutate 想成 mute（静音）+ ate（吃）：基因像吃了静音药，功能沉默，于是发生变异。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：生物学与遗传学文献、科普文章与科技新闻、书面评论中的比喻用法 该词表示‘发生突变/使变异’时，多用于生物学、遗传学或科技语境，语域偏正式；引申为‘演变成’时常见于书面或评论性表达，带比喻色彩。实际语域会随搭配和场景变化，建议按上下文判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all keep the -ate spelling and end in an /eɪt/ sound, but they do not fully rhyme with mutate /ˈmjuːteɪt/, whose first syllable carries the stress. Beware lookalikes mute /mjuːt/ and commute /kəˈmjuːt/ (they end in /juːt/), and mutation /mjuːˈteɪʃən/ (it ends in /ʃən/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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