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〕