costa

英 [ˌkɒstə]

美 [ˈkɔstə]

n.  肋，缘，中脉，前缘脉

复数：costas　

医学

BNC.8150

英英释义

noun

• any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
  Synonym:rib
• a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

双语例句

• But biologist Erli Costa of Rio de Janeiro's Federal University suggested weather patterns could be involved.
  然而，里约热内卢联邦大学的生物学家科斯塔指出，原因很可能同天气模式有关。
• Jo will use her winnings as spending money on her holiday to the Costa Brava.
  乔要把自己赢的钱作为去布拉沃海岸度假时的零花钱。
• And the neurologist is sailing to Costa rica.
  而神经学家去了哥斯达黎加渡假了。
• Costa Rica has no military and maintains only domestic police and security forces for internal security.
  格斯达里加没有军事和维护唯一国内警察和安全部队为内部安全。
• But Mr Costa's view has its problems too.
  但科斯塔的观点也有它的问题。
• Thats one of the reasons why President Obama recently visited Mexico and Costa Rica.
  这就是奥巴马总统最近访问墨西哥和哥斯达黎加的原因之一。
• With the Internet, you have an advantage, says Costa, because you can save your messages.
  科斯达说，互联网有一大优点，你可以保存信息。
• Today, Costa and his colleagues are taking on moral judgments.
  如今，科斯塔和他的同事们开始研究道德判断问题。
• Similar projects have been successful in the United States and Costa Rica.
  在美国和哥斯达黎加实施的类似项目也已取得成功。
• New York market analyst Peter Costa told VOA the decline is likely to be temporary.
  不过，纽约股市分析人士科斯达对美国之音说，油价走低很可能是暂时的。