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单词

vestigial

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veˈstɪdʒiəl
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释义

adj. 退化的;残余的;发育不全的

例句

It is often possible to see the vestigial remains of rear limbs on some snakes.
在某些蛇身上常可看到退化后肢的痕迹。
Basilosaurus was undoubtedly a fully marine whale with possibly nonfunctional, or vestigial, hind legs.
龙王鲸无疑是一种完全海生的鲸鱼,它的后腿可能没有功能,或退化了。
Even then, with the Velcro firmly fastened, there's still a little vestigial dangling fabric like the long pinky on an ill-fitting glove.
即便如此,万能胶粘牢了,还是会有一点点残留的布料悬在那儿,就像不合手的手套上的长小指。

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and you'd make a little money during that period.It's a very vestigial system.CA: So you would test a bunch of lengths of trends in time
having once served some important purposeonly to persist into the present as vestigial remnants?One idea is that hiccups began
But in humans, it doesn’t work.It’s vestigial, meaning it no longer serves its original purpose.
As their diets changed, those parts of the intestinal system began to shrink.Unlike other vestigial structures, though, the appendix isn’t always harmless—it can become dangerously inflamed.
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