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biology 生物 a plant or an animal that is produced naturally or artificially from the cells of another plant or animal and is therefore exactly the same as it 克隆动物（或植物）；无性繁殖动物（或植物）；复制动物（或植物） - (sometimes disapproving)
a person or thing that seems to be an exact copy of another 好像一模一样的人；复制品；仿造品；翻版 Caroline’s brothers grinned alongside her, clones of their father. 卡罗琳的兄弟们在她身边咧着嘴笑，他们是父亲的克隆体。
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computing 计算机 a computer that is a copy of another more expensive model 好像一模一样的人；复制品；仿造品；翻版 Once they found that the PC clones were just as good, companies saved a lot. 一旦他们发现电脑克隆也一样好，公司就节省了很多。
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Greek klōn ‘twig’.