graft

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Definitions

v.

To transplant living tissue surgically onto another part of the body; to insert a shoot from one plant into another so they grow together.

移植(组织);嫁接(植物)

n.

A piece of living tissue transplanted surgically; a shoot inserted into another plant; dishonest gain through abuse of one's position.

移植物;嫁接枝;贪污

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
graftother
=graft

Common Collocations

  • 1.skin graft皮肤移植
  • 2.organ graft器官移植
  • 3.graft surgery移植手术

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The surgeon performed a successful skin graft on the burn victim.

  • 2.

    Fruit growers use grafting to combine desirable traits in plants.

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