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the spindle of [noun]
名词用法：用于特指某个具体细胞或结构中的纺锤体。
The spindle of the cell forms during mitosis.
细胞的纺锤体在有丝分裂期间形成。
纺锤体
spindles — plural of spindle
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纺锤体
tiny fibers in cell division that radiate from two poles and meet at the equator
The spindle of the cell forms during mitosis.
细胞的纺锤体在有丝分裂期间形成。
此义指细胞分裂时的纺锤体，不同于纺织用的纱锭。
用于纺纱并缠绕纤维(尤其是羊毛)的杆,通常由轴和圆盘形锭盘组成,当从纺线垂直悬挂时,锭盘位于轴的上端或下端。
A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
(生物学)细胞分裂时可见的微小纤维,从两极发出,在赤道处汇合
(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
转动的杆,或某物绕其转动的杆。
A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
在车床上加工成形的木杆,用作栏杆立柱、椅腿等
a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
During mitosis, the spindle helps separate the chromosomes into two new cells.
在有丝分裂期间，纺锤体帮助将染色体分离到两个新细胞中。
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The spindle forms between the two poles of the cell and attaches to the chromosomes.
纺锤体在细胞的两极之间形成，并与染色体相连。
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Scientists observed the spindle under a microscope to study cell division.
科学家在显微镜下观察纺锤体，以研究细胞分裂。
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chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
在有丝分裂和减数分裂中,染色体由纺锤体分配
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名词用法：用于特指某个具体细胞或结构中的纺锤体。
The spindle of the cell forms during mitosis.
细胞的纺锤体在有丝分裂期间形成。
名词用法：描述染色体与纺锤体的位置关系时，常用 attach to the spindle 来表达。
Chromosomes attach to the spindle during cell division.
染色体在细胞分裂期间附着到纺锤体上。
名词用法：spindle 可直接修饰另一名词，构成生物学术语，如 spindle fibers（纺锤丝）、spindle poles（纺锤体极）。
Spindle fibers are composed of microtubules.
纺锤丝由微管组成。
Not this
In cell division, spindle helps separate chromosomes.
Use this
In cell division, the spindle helps separate chromosomes.
spindle 是可数名词，表示具体的纺锤体时前面需要加限定词（如 the）。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，而英语中单数可数名词不能单独出现。
Not this
The spindle made of tiny fibers.
Use this
The spindle is made of tiny fibers.
英语中 made of... 是过去分词短语，作表语时必须用 be 动词构成被动结构。汉语“由……组成”不需要系动词，所以学习者容易漏掉 is。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
有丝分裂纺锤体
During mitosis, the mitotic spindle separates the chromosomes.
在有丝分裂过程中，有丝分裂纺锤体分离染色体。
纺锤丝
The spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of chromosomes.
纺锤丝附着在染色体的着丝粒上。
纺锤体结构
The spindle apparatus is assembled from microtubules.
纺锤体结构由微管组装而成。
纺锤体极
The spindle poles are the organizing centers for microtubules.
纺锤体极是微管的组织中心。
纺锤体检查点
The spindle checkpoint prevents chromosomes from separating incorrectly.
纺锤体检查点防止染色体错误分离。
她伸手拿起纺锤，她的手紧握纺线竿。
In Proverbs 31:19, the virtuous woman is praised for her skill with the spindle and the distaff.
在箴言31:19中，这位才德的妇人因擅长使用纺锤和纺线竿而受到称赞。
公主确实会在优雅与美丽中成长，为所有认识她的人所爱。但在她十六岁生日的日落之前，她将被纺车上的纺锤刺破手指而死！
In Disney's Sleeping Beauty, the evil fairy Maleficent curses Princess Aurora with this line: she will prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a deep sleep.
在迪士尼电影《睡美人》中，邪恶仙女玛琳菲森用这句话诅咒奥罗拉公主：她会被纺锤刺破手指，陷入沉睡。
Use spindles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把纺锤(spindle)想象成纺纱时绕线的细长轴，细胞分裂时的纺锤体纤维也是从两极向中间辐射，记住“纺锤”即“轴”。
语域：formal 常见场景：cell biology、mitosis 纺锤体是细胞生物学中的专业术语，通常出现在教科书、论文等正式语境中，日常口语很少使用。
这些词中，swindle、dwindle、kindle、brindle 都与 spindle 押韵，因为都含重读的 /ɪndəl/ 音。注意 spin 的开头音节与 spindle 相同，但它不以 /dəl/ 结尾，所以并不押韵；spine /spaɪn/ 长得像 spin，但读音完全不同。
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