umbilical cord
US /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
UK /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
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탯줄
a flexible cordlike structure containing blood vessels and attaching a human or other mammalian fetus to the placenta during gestation
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The doctor clamped and cut the umbilical cord after the baby was born.
아기가 태어난 후 의사는 탯줄을 묶고 잘랐다.
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The umbilical cord provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus.
탯줄은 발달 중인 태아에게 영양분과 산소를 공급한다.
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탯줄 (비유), 필수적인 연결고리
a connection or link that is essential or that provides support, especially one that is difficult to break
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He still has an umbilical cord to his mother, calling her for every decision.
그는 여전히 어머니와 탯줄이 연결되어 있어, 모든 결정에 대해 어머니에게 전화한다.
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The company's dependence on that single client was like an umbilical cord, making them vulnerable.
그 회사의 단일 고객에 대한 의존은 탯줄과 같아서 그들을 취약하게 만들었다.