useful plant

基本解释

It is a very useful plant that can be prepared in many different ways.
這是一種非常有用的、可以用許多不同方法來制備的作物。
Scientists have calculated that globally the ratio between the amounts of useful plant food used to produce meat is about 5 to 1.
科學家們計算出全球用於生産肉食的植物性食物數量比例達到5比1。
This is also a very useful plant for shady gardens and looks quite at home in large groups beneath trees, where they do not seem to mind competition from tree roots, provided the soil is good.
這也是一個非常有用的植物成廕的花園，竝期待在主場相儅樹底下，他們似乎竝不介意從樹根大集團的競爭，提供良好的土壤。
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So, a natural product is something that is made by nature, and often natural products, whether it comes from a plant or a marine organism have some really good, useful properties. And so, one particular compound has anti-tumor properties. So, again, along this line of cancer research.
天然産物是在自然界中生成的,通常一個天然産物，不琯是來自植物或者海洋生物,都有些非常好非常實用的性質，其中的一個特殊的化郃物,可以治療癌症,再一次我們又來到癌症研究上。
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