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biology

noun
 
🔊/baɪˈɒlədʒi/
🔊/baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]
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  1.  
     the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals生物学
    • a degree in biology生物学学位
    • molecular/evolutionary biology分子/进化生物学
    • a biology teacher/class/textbook生物学老师/班级/教科书
    • She's a professor of biology at Stanford.她是斯坦福大学的生物学教授。
    compare botany, zoology
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    Topics Educationa2, Scientific researcha2, Biologya2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cellular
    • developmental
    • environmental
    • …
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  2.  
     the way in which the body and cells of a living thing behave生理
    • How far is human nature determined by biology?人性在多大程度上是由其生理因素决定的？🔊🔊
    • the biology of marine animals海洋动物的生理习性
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cellular
    • developmental
    • environmental
    • …
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    3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: coined in German, via French from Greek bios ‘life’ + -logy.