【biome】 - A-level备考词汇

biome

UK:  ['baɪəʊm]

US:  ['baɪoʊm]

复数：biomes  

n.

1.生物群落

2.生态学

3.大生态区

1 . An almost entirely different set of species kept it a distinct biome from the prairie.
几乎完全不同的物种使得这里保持着与北美大草原截然不同的生物群系。

2 . This biome is called thorn scrub and is one of the most common of all habitats on Earth.
这个生态区叫做多刺高灌丛，是地球上最常见的动植物栖息地之一。

3 . To cobble together a synthetic biome, the half-dozen Bio2 ecologists sat down at a table together and played this ultimate jigsaw puzzle.
为了要拼凑起一个合成生态区，六七个生态学家一起坐下来玩这个终极拼图游戏。

4 . It will be several generations before anyone starts pondering the spec sheet for a genetically-built Mercedes like the Biome.
也许还要几代人的努力，才会有人发动像Biome的基因打造的奔驰车。

5 . "Designing a biome was an opportunity to think like God, " recalled Warshall.
“设计一个生态群系，实际上是一个像上帝一样去思考的机会”，沃肖尔回忆说。