umbilical cord
US /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
UK /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
名词
1.
脐带
a flexible cordlike structure containing blood vessels and attaching a human or other mammalian fetus to the placenta during gestation
示例:
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The doctor clamped and cut the umbilical cord after the baby was born.
婴儿出生后，医生夹住并剪断了脐带。
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The umbilical cord provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus.
脐带为发育中的胎儿提供营养和氧气。
2.
脐带 (比喻), 重要联系
a connection or link that is essential or that provides support, especially one that is difficult to break
示例:
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He still has an umbilical cord to his mother, calling her for every decision.
他仍然与母亲有脐带般的联系，每做决定都要打电话给她。
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The company's dependence on that single client was like an umbilical cord, making them vulnerable.
公司对那个单一客户的依赖就像一根脐带，使他们变得脆弱。
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