symbiotically
adverb biology specialized uk/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑː.t̬ɪ.kəl.i/
biology specialized(动植物)共生地
in a way that involves two types of animal or plant, that each provide the conditions necessary for the other to continue to exist
a shrimp species that lives symbiotically with anemones 与海葵共生的一种虾
(人,结果或过程)相互依赖地
in a way that involves people, organizations, or processes that depend on each other equally
The church and state functioned symbiotically. 教会和国家在行使功能上相互依赖。
See: symbiosis
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- Heat-tolerant algae live symbiotically within some corals.
- Shipworms have bacteria living symbiotically inside their gills that produce enzymes that help them digest the wood, something they could never do on their own.
- Wind farms were financed symbiotically with investors who used the wind-production tax credits of 2.1 cents per kilowatt hour to offset profits elsewhere.
- They are one of those couples whose personalities seem to be total opposites, yet they are symbiotically entwined.
- The two processes are, so to speak, symbiotically related; they are the mutually reinforcing determinants of development.