a thin layer of skin or tissue that connects or covers parts inside the body (身体内的)膜 The virus passes through the cell membrane. 病毒穿过细胞膜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- permeable
- semi-permeable
- …
- surround something
- wall
- through a/the membrane
a very thin layer found in the structure of cells in plants Topics Biologyc2(植物的)细胞膜 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- permeable
- semi-permeable
- …
- surround something
- wall
- through a/the membrane
a thin layer of material used to prevent air, liquid, etc. from entering a particular part of something (可起防水、防风等作用的)膜状物 a waterproof membrane 防水薄膜
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- permeable
- semi-permeable
- …
- surround something
- wall
- through a/the membrane
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin membrana, from membrum ‘limb’.