barnacle
barnacle 英 [ˈbɑ:nəkl] 美 [ˈbɑrnəkl]
n. [无脊椎] 藤壶；茗荷介；难以摆脱的人；黑雁
名词复数:barnacles
- A barnacle is a spineless animal that looks like a small circular white rock. You'll often find barnacles attached to the bottom of boats.
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- n. [无脊椎] 藤壶；茗荷介；难以摆脱的人；黑雁
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1. The disease is defined by freckles of barnacle-like piles of a protein fragment, amyloid beta, in the brain.
所谓老年痴呆症就是大脑出现蛋白质片段（β-淀粉样蛋白）像藤壶一样堆积形成的雀斑。
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2. To others, he is a barnacle that has fastened itself to the underside of our patent system so tenaciously that the most powerful corporations in the world cannot pry it off.
对另一方而言，他成了紧紧依附在美国专利制度下的藤壶，二者接合的太紧，甚至连世界上最有权势的公司也奈何它不得。
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3. Jeff Stilwell, owner of barnacle Bill's restaurant in Tallahassee, Fla.
杰夫•史迪威是佛罗里达州塔拉哈西市比尔海鲜餐厅的老板。
- barnacle (n.) early 14c., bernak; earlier in Anglo-Latin, bernekke, early 13c., "species of northern European wild goose;" as a type of "shellfish" found in clusters on submerged wood, first recorded 1580s. Of unknown origin despite intense speculation.
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