flagellate

flagellate1
[ˈfladʒ(ə)leɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]flog (someone), either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification
    （因宗教戒条或为获得性满足而）鞭笞，鞭打
    he flagellated himself with branches.
    他用枝条抽打自己来赎罪（或来获得性满足）。
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flagellation
noun
flagellator
noun
flagellatory
[-lət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin flagellat- 'whipped', from flagellare
flagellate2
[ˈfladʒ(ə)lət, -eɪt]
(Zoology)(动)
noun
  1. a protozoan that has one or more flagella used for swimming
    鞭毛虫；鞭毛藻
  2. Several phyla in the kingdom Protista (formerly subphylum Mastigophora, phylum Protozoa), including forms such as euglena that are sometimes regarded as algae
    原生生物界中数门（旧作鞭毛亚门，原生动物门），包括有时被当作藻类的眼虫藻等形式
adjective
  1. (of a cell or single-celled organism) bearing one or more flagella
    （细胞，单细胞生物）有鞭毛的
    motile flagellate cells.
    长有鞭毛的游动细胞。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from flagellum + -ate
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