transect
verb [ T ] science specialized uk/trænˈsekt/ us/trænˈsekt/
横切，切断
to cut across something; to divide something by cutting it
The surgeon accidentally transected the right renal artery during the procedure, said the family's lawyer. 家属的律师说，外科医生在手术过程中不小心切断了右肾动脉。
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- No contraction or retraction is seen when a vein is transected.
- After 4 days, the average number of mitotic figures per section was 90% lower in transected nerves than in the uncut control nerves.
- They noted that Acadian cleavage also typically transects Silurian rocks in the Lake District.
- The trachea was transected above the tumor.
transect
noun [ C ] science specialized uk/ˈtræn.sekt/ us/ˈtræn.sekt/
样条，狭样区（指作为样地的狭长条形地带）
a line or narrow area along or within which measurements are taken, and items counted, etc. in scientific studies
Each transect was walked at a slow pace noting the mammals seen in the vicinity of the path. 缓慢走过每一个样条，注意在小径附近看到的哺乳动物。
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- The size of the list increased when they began collecting along seven transects, or imaginary lines, drawn from the shoreline of the Keys several miles into the ocean.
- What he envisioned was a colossal version of an ecological transect - a standard means of sampling an ecosystem, in which a scientist tallies plants and animals along a straight path.
- This sample transect went through forest, farmland and woodland, and also through five small villages.
- Along the whole transect 7622 individual ants were collected by litter sifting.