in saltation
地质学用法，指颗粒被流体搬运时的跳跃运动。
The sand was in saltation across the dunes.
沙子正在沙丘上跃移运动。
跳跃，舞蹈
跃移（地质学中颗粒的跳跃运动）；突变（遗传学中导致表型剧变的突变）；跳跃、蹦跳或舞蹈；用所有腿同时跳跃或蹦跳的动作(通常主要由后腿发力)；跳动或悸动
a sudden leaping or dancing movement
跳跃、蹦跳或舞蹈
A leap, jump or dance.
用所有腿同时跳跃或蹦跳的动作(通常主要由后腿发力)
The act of jumping, or hopping, using all legs simultaneously (although the contribution to motion is typically made chiefly by the hind legs).
跳动或悸动
Beating or palpitation.
从一代到下一代的突然变化；突变
A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation.
任何突然的过渡
Any abrupt transition.
松散颗粒被流体(如风或流水)搬运的过程
The transport of loose particles by a fluid (such as wind or flowing water).
The wind causes saltation of sand grains across the desert surface.
风引起沙粒在沙漠表面进行跃移运动。
用法提示：此句中 saltation 指地质学中颗粒的跳跃运动。
A saltation in the gene led to a completely new flower color.
基因中的一次突变导致了全新的花色。
用法提示：此句中 saltation 指遗传学中导致表型剧变的突变。
The dancer's graceful saltation captivated the audience.
舞者优雅的跳跃让观众着迷。
用法提示：此句中 saltation 指舞蹈中的跳跃动作。
地质学用法，指颗粒被流体搬运时的跳跃运动。
The sand was in saltation across the dunes.
沙子正在沙丘上跃移运动。
遗传学用法，指导致表型剧变的突变。
A saltation event drastically altered the species.
一次突变事件剧烈地改变了该物种。
grammar · medium
易错句子The particles saltate in the wind.
正确表达The particles undergo saltation in the wind.
错误：将名词 'saltation' 误用作动词。英语中 'saltation' 是名词，表示跳跃或跃移运动，不能直接作为动词使用。应使用 'undergo saltation' 或 'move by saltation' 等结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子I wrote a saltation to my teacher.
正确表达I wrote a salutation to my teacher.
错误：拼写混淆。'saltation' 意为跳跃或突变，而 'salutation' 意为问候或致意。根据语境，应使用 'salutation' 表示写信的开头问候。
saltation 指跳跃或突变，salutation 指问候语或致意
saltation 的遗传学义项即突变，但 mutation 是更通用的术语，saltation 专指剧烈表型变化
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