cline

UK:  [klaɪn]

US:  [klaɪn]

复数：clines  

n.

1.〔生〕渐变群

2.单向演变群

3.倾群

4.淅变群

5.〔生〕梯度变异

6.【生物学】(物种演变曲线中的)倾斜

1 . Wagner said he was able to track down Karen Cline after running into her stepfather a few weeks ago.
魏格纳说，他数周前偶遇凯伦.克莱恩的继父，才能找到她。

2 . The police superintendent, Philip Cline, stepped down in April after two videos emerged of off-duty officers beating civilians.
原警察局长菲利普•柯林（PhilipCline）因两盘警员殴打平民的录像带被爆光，已在四月引咎辞职。

3 . The only possibility of a counterargument, Cline said, is if the venerable, time-tested standard model of particle physics is proven wrong.
大卫·克莱因说，反驳论点的唯一可能性，只能在于那珍贵的、经过时间考验的粒子物理学的标准模型被证明是否还存在着某种错误。

4 . To hear the stories of the Allen and Cline families, universal screening of newborns seems a no-brainer .
听过艾伦及克莱两家的故事后，新生儿全面筛检似乎是再简单不过的选择。

5 . The cline is considered the probable result of geographic trends in precipitation, temperature, and perhaps also photoperiod.
人们认为这种梯度变异可能是降水量，温度也许还有光周期等地理趋势造成的结果。