bacterial

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bacterial — 形容詞

  • bacterialpositive
  • more bacterialcomparative
  • most bacterialsuperlative

1. caused by bacteria, made by bacteria, or directly involving bacteria — for examp

1.形容詞B2
釋義

細菌的

由細菌引起或與細菌有關的

caused by bacteria, made by bacteria, or directly involving bacteria — for example, a throat infection, the souring of milk, or a sample grown in a lab dish.

例句

Dr. Anaya explained that Mia's sore throat was a bacterial infection, not a virus.

田中醫師解釋，米雅的喉嚨痛是細菌感染，不是病毒造成的。

common collocation: bacterial infection

The factory threw out a whole batch of milk after tests showed bacterial contamination from a dirty pipe.

工廠在檢驗發現有髒水管造成的細菌污染後，把整批牛奶都倒掉了。

collocation: bacterial contamination

常見搭配
  • bacterial infection
  • bacterial growth
  • bacterial culture
  • bacterial contamination
  • bacterial cell
同義詞
  • microbial

    broader; covers bacteria, viruses, and fungi together

  • germ-related

    informal; everyday speech rather than medical writing

反義詞
  • viral

    caused by a virus rather than bacteria

  • fungal

    caused by fungi such as mould or yeast

文法句型

bacterial + noun

be bacterial

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (bacterial infection, bacterial growth, bacterial culture). Distinguish from 'viral': bacterial illnesses can usually be treated with antibiotics, viral ones cannot.

常見錯誤

I took antibiotics for a viral bacterial flu.
I took antibiotics for a bacterial chest infection.
an illness is either bacterial or viral, not both.
The yoghurt has bacteria culture inside.
The yoghurt has bacterial cultures inside.
use the adjective 'bacterial', not the noun 'bacteria', before another noun.

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常見搭配

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副詞搭配

  • highly bacterial
  • primarily bacterial

常用片語

  • bacterial infection
  • bacterial growth
  • bacterial culture
  • bacterial contamination
  • bacterial resistance