symbiosis
UK/,sɪmbɪ'əʊsɪs/US/.simbai'әusis/
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Definitions
n.
A close, often mutually beneficial relationship between two different species living together
共生（关系），不同物种紧密、常互利的共存关系
n.
A close cooperative relationship between people, groups, or systems that depend on each other
（人、群体或系统间的）相互依存、互利合作关系
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsym- (together) + bio (living) + -sis (state) = 'the state of living together.' The bio hides in the middle here, so it's easy to miss. Two unlike organisms share one life — clownfish and anemone, or gut bacteria and you. The word now stretches to any deeply interdependent partnership.
Root bio still carries 34 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.mutual symbiosis相互共生
- 2.symbiosis between……之间的共生关系
- 3.live in symbiosis共生共存
- 4.perfect symbiosis完美的共生状态
Example Sentences
- 1.
The fungus and the algae exist in perfect symbiosis as lichen.
- 2.
There is a strange symbiosis between the city and its river.
- 3.
Designer and engineer worked in close symbiosis.