clone

• 指遗传上与另一个体完全相同的生物体、细胞或个体，也指某物的精确复制品或仿制品。

A noun referring to an organism, cell, or individual that is genetically identical to another, or an exact copy or imitation of something.

1. Identical personB2informal

   A person who looks or behaves almost exactly like another.

   翻版

   • He's a clone of his father in both looks and mannerisms.
   • The new intern is a clone of the boss, always working late.
   • She's a clone of her twin sister, down to the same hairstyle.

   同义词carbon copydoppelgangerdoublelook-alikemirror imagereplicaringerspitting imagetwin

2. Genetically identical organismB2formalscientific

   A group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by asexual reproduction.

   遗传上相同的生物体

   • The lab successfully created a clone of the sheep.
   • Scientists study clones to understand genetic diseases.
   • The plant clone produced identical flowers to the original.

3. B1informal

   An unauthorized copy or imitation of a product, design, or work.

   未经授权的复制品

   • The market is flooded with cheap clones of the designer handbag.
   • This software is a clone of the original program.
   • The artist accused the company of selling clones of his paintings.

   同义词bootlegcounterfeitfakeforgeryimitationknockoff

   反义词original

• 动词，表示制作某物的精确复制品，尤指生物体（如克隆动物）或数字数据（如克隆文件）。

A verb used to indicate the act of creating an exact copy of something, especially a living organism or digital data.

1. Create identical copiesB2formalscientific

   To produce one or more exact genetic copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.

   克隆

   • Scientists successfully cloned a sheep named Dolly.
   • The lab is working to clone the gene for further study.
   • They plan to clone the plant to preserve its unique traits.

   同义词copyduplicatereplicate

2. Duplicate software or dataB1informalIT

   To make an exact copy of a computer file, system, or application.

   克隆

   • You can clone the repository using Git commands.
   • The technician cloned the hard drive to transfer all data.
   • He cloned the app to test new features without affecting the original.

   同义词copyduplicateforkmirrorreplicate

   反义词delete