"clone" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 克隆

Definition

“克隆”指某物的完全复制品，尤其是通过复制DNA制造出的生物体。也可以指任意物品或产品的极其相似的复制品。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“克隆”多用于科学（如生物学、遗传学）、技术（软件、产品），口语中也可形容长得或表现得极像的两人。可作名词或动词。科技领域中，克隆并不总是百分百一样，不要与“复制”混淆。

Examples

Scientists made a clone of the sheep.

科学家制造了一只绵羊的**克隆**。

They want to clone old trees to save them.

他们想要**克隆**老树以拯救它们。

This phone is just a clone of another brand.

这部手机只是另一个品牌的**克隆**。

I can't believe how much he looks like his brother—he's like a clone!

他跟他哥哥长得一模一样—简直像个**克隆人**！

The company released a clone of the popular game, but it wasn't as good.

公司推出了一款流行游戏的**克隆版**，但没那么好。

You can clone your hard drive to back up all your files.

你可以**克隆**硬盘，以备份所有文件。