N-COUNT A mummy is a dead body which was preserved long ago by being rubbed with special oils and wrapped in cloth. 木乃伊
...an Egyptian mummy.
…一具埃及木乃伊。
N-FAMILY Some people, especially young children, call their mother mummy. (尤指儿语)妈妈; 妈咪 [英国英语] [非正式]
Be very good and very quiet and help your mummy.
你要乖乖的,安安静静的,要帮妈妈干活。
Although several ancient cultures practiced mummification, mummies from ancient Egypt are generally more well-preserved than mummies of similar antiquity from other cultures.
尽管有几个古代文化有木乃伊化的习俗,但古埃及的木乃伊通常比其他文化中类似古代的木乃伊保存得更好。
Of the 19 mummies examined, only three are Mongolian.
检验的19个干尸中,只有三个是蒙古人。
Some of the mummies were of children and one was of a dog.
有些木乃伊是儿童,还有一具木乃伊是一只狗。
Doctor Thompson said sixteen of the mummies had enough heart or blood vessel tissues remaining for the doctors to examine.
VOA: special.2009.12.15
Doctor Ruhli says scientists could better understand mummies if they used both CT scans and terahertz imaging technology.
VOA: special.2010.06.29
Doctor Ruhli presented his case for the value of mummies for medical research at a meeting of the American Association of Anatomists.
VOA: special.2010.06.29
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