名詞 clone:

1. a person who is almost identical to another
   同義詞：ringer, dead ringer
2. a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
   同義詞：clon
3. an unauthorized copy or imitation
   同義詞：knockoff

動(dòng)詞 clone:

1. make multiple identical copies of

clone

n.（名詞）
A group of genetically identical cells descended from a single common ancestor, such as a bacterial colony whose members arose from a single original cell as a result of binary fission.
無(wú)性系：由一共同母體而繁生的一群遺傳因子完全相同的細(xì)胞，例如一菌落的成員來(lái)源于二分核分裂的單一母細(xì)胞
An organism descended asexually from a single ancestor, such as a plant produced by layering or a polyp produced by budding.
無(wú)性生殖的有機(jī)物：由單細(xì)胞無(wú)性生殖的有機(jī)物，例如經(jīng)壓植培育的植物或經(jīng)發(fā)芽生成的水螅
A replica of a DNA sequence, such as a gene, produced by genetic engineering.
DNA復(fù)制品，克?。哼z傳工程培育的DNA序列的復(fù)制品，例如基因
One that copies or closely resembles another, as in appearance or function:
復(fù)制品，類(lèi)似之物：其它的復(fù)制品或酷似其他的，如在外觀(guān)或功能上：
例句：
.filled with business-school clones in gray and blue suits.(Michael M. Thomas)
.到處都充斥著身穿灰色、藍(lán)色西裝的商業(yè)人士.(邁克爾M.托馬斯)

v.（動(dòng)詞）
cloned,clon.ing,clones
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To make multiple identical copies of (a DNA sequence).
復(fù)制，克?。褐瞥纱罅浚―NA序列）的同樣復(fù)制品

To establish and maintain pure lineages of (a cell) under laboratory conditions.
純系生殖：在實(shí)驗(yàn)室條件下建造或保持純正的（細(xì)胞）世系
To reproduce or propagate asexually:
無(wú)性生殖或繁殖：
例句：
clone a frog; clone a plant variety.
無(wú)性生殖的青蛙；無(wú)性生殖的植物品種

To produce a copy of; imitate:
模擬，模仿：生成…的復(fù)制品；模擬：
例句：
.The look has been cloned into cliché.(Cathleen McGuigan)
.外觀(guān)是老一套的樣子.(凱瑟琳·麥圭根)

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To grow as a clone.
無(wú)性繁殖：象無(wú)性系一樣生長(zhǎng)

來(lái)源：
Greek klôn [twig]
希臘語(yǔ) klôn [嫩枝]

【引伸】
clon.al
clon.ally
adv.（副詞）
clon.er
n.（名詞）