dorsal

英['dɔːsl] 美['dɔːrsl]
  • adj. (动物)背的;背部的;背侧的
dorsally
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星级词汇:
Adjective:
  1. belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part;

    "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals"

  2. facing away from the axis of an organ or organism;

    "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"

1. a shark's dorsal fin
鲨鱼的背鳍

来自《权威词典》

2. His dorsal fin was down and his huge pectorals were spread wide.
它的脊鳍朝下耷拉着,巨大的胸鳍大张着.

来自英汉文学 - 老人与海

3. There are usually no dorsal pores in the first few intersegmental grooves.
身体前几个节间沟内经常无背孔.

来自辞典例句

4. The heart is dorsal and is provided with paired ostia.
心脏位于背方,有一对心门.

来自辞典例句

5. Only the dorsal lip of the blastopore could induce altered development in the host.
只有胚孔的背唇能够诱导宿主发育的改变.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The shark's dorsal fin was cut off by the fisherman.
      鲨鱼的背鳍被渔夫割了下来。