helix

英 [ˈhiːlɪks]

美 [ˈhiːlɪks]

n.  螺旋(形)

复数：helixes　

IELTS化学

BNC.17577 / COCA.22645

牛津词典

noun

• 螺旋（形）
  a shape like a spiral or a line curved around a cylinder or cone

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 螺旋形;螺旋体
  Ahelixis a spiral shape or form.
  1. Coil the fibre into a helix.
     将纤维卷绕成螺旋形。

英英释义

noun

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  1. a coil of rope
  Synonym:coilspiralvolutewhorl
• a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
  Synonym:spiral

双语例句

• In this close-up the DNA is seen as a long twisted molecular ladder, the double helix.
  在这个距离上，DNA看起来像一条长长的扭曲的的分子梯，也就是双螺旋结构。
• Genes are segments of the DNA double helix that encode the information for making proteins.
  基因是一段DNA双股螺旋，其中携带了制造蛋白质的编码资讯。
• In other words such a molecule is pictured much as if it were a conducting helix.
  换句话说，这样一个分子的图象很像一条导电的螺旋线。
• He codiscovered DNA's double helix, revealing the code of life to scientists and entrepreneurs alike.
  他和别人共同发现了DNA的双螺旋结构，揭示了科学家和企业家身上具有相同的密码。
• The constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone.
  一个螺旋状物切割圆柱体或圆锥体的某些部分而形成的连续的角。
• The DNA molecule is a double helix, resembling a ladder that's been twisted along its length.
  （脱氧核糖核酸）的分子是一种双螺旋结构，酷似一架沿纵向扭曲的梯子。
• DNA double helix, secondary structure of RNA, and elements of protein folding;
  DNA双螺旋线，RNA（译注：核糖核酸，下同）的二级结构和蛋白质折叠基元；
• The formulation of the helix angle of the device with tapered thread is deduced.
  推导了锥螺纹的螺旋升角计算公式。
• Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA for short) is a kind of germ plasm with the structure of double helix.
  脱氧核糖核酸（简称DNA）是生物体内的一种具有双螺旋结构的遗传物质。
• The collagen in the serosa is made up of a triple helix molecular structure.
  绒毛膜上的胶原组成了三角形的落选分子结构。