relating to or affecting the navel or umbilical cord 脐的;脐带的 the umbilical artery. 脐带动脉。 ■(figurative)extremely close; inseparable (喻)关系极密切的;不可分割的 the umbilical link between commerce and international rugby. 商业与国际橄榄球之间的密切联系。 ■(of a pipe or cable) connecting someone or something to a source of essential supplies (导管或电缆)脐状连接的,控制的
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short for umbilical cord umbilical cord 的简称
派生 umbilically adverb 语源
mid 16th cent.: from French ombilical, or based on Latin umbilicus (see umbilicus)