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colon

/koh-luhn/US // ˈkoʊ lən //UK // (ˈkəʊlən) //

殖民地,殖民,冒号,大肠杆菌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural co·lons for 1, co·la [koh-luh] /ˈkoʊ lə/ for 2.

    • : the sign used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
    • : Classical Prosody. one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.

Examples

  • Two of Andrea’s other relatives, a retired grocery store owner named Tony Bowdoin and car bumper repairman named Mike Pless, were diagnosed shortly thereafter with colon and throat cancer, respectively.

  • Colón’s endearingly goofy parents huddle over a pile of OTC painkiller bottles and cleaning products, taking inventory.

  • The pair started dating before Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, and reportedly got engaged last year.

  • Despite the importance of estate planning, Boseman never put one in place before succumbing to a four-year battle with colon cancer.

  • Ginsburg’s health issues became public in 1999, six years after her appointment to the Supreme Court, when she had surgery for early-stage colon cancer.

  • The bacteria in your colon thrive on nondigestible fiber, also known as prebiotics.

  • In 1993, about a year before Retsky received his colon cancer diagnosis, he attended a breast cancer conference in Europe.

  • The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.

  • But in his late 20s, his mother became very sick from colon cancer and said to him, “When am I going to see you on TV?”

  • In Dec. 1997, a short time after giving birth to Angelica, Taylor-Wood was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she beat.

  • The great majority belong to the colon bacillus group, and are negative to Gram's method of staining.

  • The staphylococcus, bacillus of Friedlnder, colon bacillus, and Bacillus pyocyaneus may be met in chronic middle-ear disease.

  • The Cristobal Colon would have a bad time if the two ships came to close quarters.

  • Then the Brooklyn tried her eight-inch guns, and sent a shell through the Colon's side, above her belt of steel.

  • His ccum has a vermicular appendix, which is not the case in any other ape, nor is the neck of the colon so long as in the latter.