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		Definition of etiolated in English: etiolatedadjective ˈiːtɪəˌleɪtɪdˈidiəˌleɪdəd 1(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light. (植物)黄化的,白化的 Example sentencesExamples -  Exposure of etiolated cereal leaves to red light results in unrolling.
 -  Small amounts of such products have been observed by other groups in protein samples from etiolated barley and wheat seedlings.
 -  These plants continued to grow without light and developed new etiolated leaves.
 -  Although expression of carotenoid genes does occur in etiolated plants, their synthesis is stimulated on transfer to light.
 -  Flowering continues but decreases through at least three seasons without burning; in long unburned sites, plants are etiolated and flower rarely if at all.
 -  It is found in leaves, etiolated tissues, seeds, roots, fruits, and tubers in the chloroplast as well as in the cytosol.
 
 Synonyms pale, pallid, ashen, white, white as a sheet, grey 2Having lost vigour or substance; feeble. 衰弱的,虚弱的  a tone of etiolated nostalgia 有气无力的怀旧语调。 Example sentencesExamples -  Apart from an elongated waist which gave him the look of the etiolated shadow of a much taller man, he was not altogether bad looking.
 -  He felt etiolated and unkempt.
 
 Synonyms feeble, weak, insipid, pallid, pale, wishy-washy, vapid, bland, poor, puny, flat, inadequate 
 OriginLate 18th century: from etiolate + -ed2.    Definition of etiolated in US English: etiolatedadjectiveˈēdēəˌlādədˈidiəˌleɪdəd 1(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light. (植物)黄化的,白化的  etiolated mung bean seedlings Example sentencesExamples -  Although expression of carotenoid genes does occur in etiolated plants, their synthesis is stimulated on transfer to light.
 -  Flowering continues but decreases through at least three seasons without burning; in long unburned sites, plants are etiolated and flower rarely if at all.
 -  Exposure of etiolated cereal leaves to red light results in unrolling.
 -  Small amounts of such products have been observed by other groups in protein samples from etiolated barley and wheat seedlings.
 -  These plants continued to grow without light and developed new etiolated leaves.
 -  It is found in leaves, etiolated tissues, seeds, roots, fruits, and tubers in the chloroplast as well as in the cytosol.
 
 Synonyms pale, pallid, ashen, white, white as a sheet, grey - 1.1 Having lost vigor or substance; feeble.
衰弱的,虚弱的  a tone of etiolated nostalgia 有气无力的怀旧语调。 Example sentencesExamples -  He felt etiolated and unkempt.
 -  Apart from an elongated waist which gave him the look of the etiolated shadow of a much taller man, he was not altogether bad looking.
 
 Synonyms feeble, weak, insipid, pallid, pale, wishy-washy, vapid, bland, poor, puny, flat, inadequate  
 
 OriginLate 18th century: from etiolate + -ed.     |