clone
noun
verb
kləʊn
noun
1
an
animal
or
plant
produced
by
scientists
from
one
cell
of
another
animal
or
plant,
so
that
they
are
exactly
the
same
[术语] 克隆动物 (植物 ),无性繁殖的个体
technical
2
a
computer
that
is
built
as
an
exact
copy
of
a
more
famous
computer
[术语] 仿制的计算机
technical
an
IBM
clone
IBM 仿制机
3
someone
or
something
that
looks
and
behaves
exactly
the
same
as
someone
or
something
else
[非正式] 极为相似的人 (物 )
informal
[+
of
]
She’s
an
exact
clone
of
her
sister!
她简直就是她姐姐的翻版!
verb
4
to
make
an
exact
copy
of
a
plant
or
animal
by
taking
a
cell
from
it
and
developing
it
artificially
克隆,使无性繁殖
5
to
copy
the
number
of
someone
else’s
MOBILE
PHONE
onto
a
new
CHIP
and
then
use
that
number
on
a
different
telephone,
so
that
the
mobile
phone’s
owner
receives
the
telephone
bill
盗用〔他人的手机号码〕