transplant
verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] uk/trænˈsplɑːnt/ us/trænˈsplænt/
移植,移栽;(使)移居
to move something, or to be moved, from one place or person to another
The plants should be grown indoors until spring, when they can be transplanted outside. 这些植物应该先种在室内,到了春天就可以移栽到外面。
Compare: implant verb (OBJECT)
transplant
noun uk/trænˈsplɑːnt/ us/trænˈsplænt/
C2 [ C or U ](尤指器官的)移植
a medical operation in which a new organ is put into someone's body
a liver/kidney transplant 肝脏/肾脏移植
transplant surgery 移植手术
He had a heart transplant (= doctors gave him a different, healthier heart instead of his old one). 他接受过心脏移植。
[ C ]移植物;(尤指)移植器官
something, especially a new organ, that has been transplanted
His body accepted/rejected the transplant. 他的身体对移植器官没有出现/出现了排斥反应。
- More examples
- He was given a new liver in a transplant operation.
- She received her transplant a month ago.