biotech

IPA/ˈbaɪ.əʊ.tek/
KK[bˈaɪotˌɛk]IPA/ˈbaɪ.oʊ.tek/

biotech — 名詞

1. a short, everyday way of saying 'biotechnology' — the use of cells, bacteria, an

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釋義

生技

利用活體細胞或細菌製造產品的技術

a short, everyday way of saying 'biotechnology' — the use of cells, bacteria, and other living matter in factories and labs to make new medicines, foods, and farming products.

例句

Amara took a summer internship at a small biotech firm in Boston.

Amara 暑假到波士頓一間小型生技公司實習。

biotech + noun: 'biotech firm' as compound modifier

The Taipei start-up uses biotech to grow new skin for burn patients.

這家台北新創用生物科技為燒燙傷病人培養新皮膚。

uncountable: 'uses biotech' with no article

常見搭配
  • biotech firm / company / start-up
  • biotech sector / industry
  • biotech research / lab
  • invest in biotech
  • biotech stocks / shares
同義詞
  • biotechnology

    the full, more formal form; preferred in academic and legal writing

  • life sciences

    broader umbrella term covering biology, medicine, and biotech together

  • bioengineering

    narrower; focuses on designing or rebuilding biological parts

文法句型

biotech + noun (company, firm, sector)

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable, and very often placed before another noun (biotech firm, biotech sector, biotech jobs). The full word 'biotechnology' is preferred in academic writing; 'biotech' dominates in business news, job listings, and everyday speech.

常見錯誤

She works for a biotechs in Taipei.
She works for a biotech firm in Taipei.
'biotech' is uncountable; add a noun like 'firm' or 'company' if you mean one specific business.
The biotech of plants is growing fast.
Plant biotech is growing fast.
don't use 'the … of' before this word; place the topic word in front instead.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • biotech firm
  • biotech company
  • biotech start-up
  • biotech sector
  • biotech industry
  • biotech research
  • biotech stocks
  • biotech jobs

常用片語

  • work in biotech
  • invest in biotech
  • the biotech sector
  • a biotech start-up

介系詞搭配

  • in biotech
  • into biotech