species

英 [ˈspiːʃiːz]

美 [ˈspiːʃiːz]

n.  种，物种(分类上小于属)

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Collins.3 / BNC.1044 / COCA.1141

牛津词典

noun

• 种，物种（分类上小于属）
  a group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to breed with each other and produce healthy young are divided, smaller than a genus and identified by a Latin name
  1. a rare species of beetle
     一种稀有甲虫
  2. There are many species of dog(s).
     狗有许多种。
  3. a conservation area for endangered species
     濒危物种保护区

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (动植物的)物种，种
  Aspeciesis a class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other.
  1. Pandas are an endangered species...
     熊猫是濒危物种。
  2. There are several thousand species of trees here.
     这里有几千种树。

英英释义

noun

• a specific kind of something
  1. a species of molecule
  2. a species of villainy
• (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

双语例句

• Hybridising the two species will reduce the red to orange
  将这两个物种杂交后颜色会由红色淡化成橙色。
• The disease can spread from one mammalian species to another.
  这种疾病能够在不同的哺乳类物种之间传播。
• China has the world's most ancient tree species--metasequoia.
  中国有世界最古老的树种--水杉。
• Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.
  一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。
• Some species died out.
  有些物种灭绝了。
• All diploid species are hermaphroditic and either self-fertile or self-sterile.
  所有的两倍体种都是两性的，而且不是白花能稔，就是自花不稔。
• Many species have been extirpated from large areas.
  许多种动物已在大片区域内灭绝。
• There are several thousand species of trees here.
  这里有几千种树。
• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?
  我们是万物中唯一有思想的物种吗？
• Thrushes are a protected species so you will not find them on any menu.
  鸫鸟是受保护的物种，在菜谱上是找不到的。