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analogous

/uh-nal-uh-guhs/US // əˈnæl ə gəs //UK // (əˈnæləɡəs) //

类比,类似的,类比的,类似

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
    • : Biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.

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  • Sharon Hood, a Forest Service research ecologist in Montana, explains that flora have immune systems analogous to those of fauna, and in fire-adapted ecosystems, fire stimulates that immunity.

  • And, thanks to previous experiments, scientists have a good idea of where in the brain to look—an area analogous to the one Matthews and Tye studied in mice.

  • The rotor of a helicopter is analogous to a fan, but obviously, it does not stop and begin turning in the opposite direction if the engine quits and the helicopter starts to descend.

  • This second step is analogous to docked dopamine “ships” changing how likely it is that a biological neuron will fire in the future.

  • It’s somewhat analogous to discovering that a region of the brain changes in its population makeup, and thus in its ethnic and cultural norms through generations.

  • Analogous to this was the Pomo bear doctors set of water-filled baskets which swashed like a real bears viscera as he ran.

  • Analogous occurrences have been described by Gtte in Teleostei.

  • Analogous arts and customs will also be traced to various other nations.

  • Analogous illustrations to any amount may be drawn from Mammals.

  • Analogous to this, among other nations, there were soldiers called Draconarii.