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papillae on [body part]
常用来指舌面等黏膜表面的感觉小突起。
The papillae on your tongue are sensitive to taste.
你舌头上的乳突对味觉很敏感。
乳头；乳头状突起
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乳头；乳头状突起
a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
The papillae on your tongue are sensitive to taste.
你舌头上的乳突对味觉很敏感。
指与味觉、触觉或嗅觉相关的小突起
乳头；突
n (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf；n a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell；n a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
The tiny bumps on your tongue are called papillae, and they help you taste food.
你舌头上的小突起叫作舌乳头，它们帮助你品尝食物。
When you drink hot soup, your papillae can become irritated and swollen.
喝热汤时，你的舌乳头可能会受到刺激而肿胀。
Chefs often talk about papillae because the sense of taste depends on these tiny structures.
厨师们常常谈论舌乳头，因为味觉依赖于这些微小的结构。
常用来指舌面等黏膜表面的感觉小突起。
The papillae on your tongue are sensitive to taste.
你舌头上的乳突对味觉很敏感。
这是植物学术语，指花瓣或叶片表面的小突起。
Tiny papillae project from the surface of the petal.
微小的乳突从花瓣表面突出。
指毛发、牙齿或羽毛根部组织的小突起。
The papillae at the base of each hair are visible under a microscope.
每根毛发基部的乳突在显微镜下清晰可见。
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The papillae is sensitive.
Use this
The papillae are sensitive.
“papillae”是“papilla”的复数形式，主语是复数，谓语动词应用are，不能用is。
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There are many papilla on the tongue.
Use this
There are many papillae on the tongue.
“many”后接复数名词；“papilla”是单数，复数形式为“papillae”。
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舌乳头
The lingual papillae on your tongue contain many taste buds.
你舌头上的舌乳头包含许多味蕾。
轮廓乳头
Circumvallate papillae are arranged in a V-shaped row at the back of the tongue.
轮廓乳头在舌后部排列成V字形。
菌状乳头
Fungiform papillae are mushroom-shaped and scattered across the tongue.
菌状乳头呈蘑菇状，散布在舌头上。
丝状乳头
Filiform papillae are the most numerous papillae on the human tongue.
丝状乳头是人体舌头上数量最多的乳头。
真皮乳头
Dermal papillae help anchor the epidermis to the dermis.
真皮乳头有助于将表皮固定在真皮上。
毛乳头
The hair papillae supply nutrients to growing hair.
毛乳头为生长的头发提供营养。
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papillae 里的 pap 像“小乳头”，舌尖上那些味蕾小突起就是 papillae，记住“pap-”=乳头状，舌尖有 papillae 就不害怕。
语域：formal 常见场景：解剖学、医学、植物学 该词是 papilla 的复数形式，多用于医学、解剖学或生物学等专业语境，表示乳头状小突起；日常口语中较少使用。
发音：papillae /pəˈpɪliː/ 与 lily、silly、chili 押韵（均以 /ɪliː/ 结尾）。注意形近词 papilla /pəˈpɪlə/、papillary /ˈpæpəˌleri/、algae /ˈældʒiː/ 发音不同，不押韵。
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