biodegrade

verb

1. 生物降解
   to change back to a harmless natural state by the action of bacteria

1. These bags will biodegrade in the natural environment, but they come in different types.
   尽管这些袋子可以在自然环境下降解，但也有不同类型之分。
2. Another type of bag is oxo-biodegradable, which will biodegrade if exposed to air or water, but not in landfill and the cost to make them is much higher.
   还有一种含氧生物降解塑料袋，与空气和水接触便会进行生物降解。但该反应无法在废弃物处理厂进行，而且生产成本也高得多。
3. Paper bags have been the traditional shopping bag in the US, but while these biodegrade in landfill, the UK Environment Agency study says that they have a higher carbon footprint than standard plastic carrier bags.
   在美国，人们习惯使用传统的纸质购物袋。但据英国环境部调查显示，纸袋在垃圾场中降解时的碳排放量高于标准塑料袋。
4. Those made of corn will biodegrade in a landfill environment, but while doing so they produce methane, a powerful global warming gas.
   由谷物制成的塑料袋虽然可以在废弃物处理厂降解，但降解过程中会产生甲烷，而甲烷会加剧全球变暖。
5. It is difficult to biodegrade the printing and dyingwastewater, so the traditional aerobic biological treatment is not effective.
   印染废水难以生物降解，传统的好氧生物处理方法效果不理想。
6. In order to effectively biodegrade lignin, lignin-degrading bacteria screening and fiber material treatment with cellulase were conducted.
   以高效降解木质素为指标，进行木质素降解菌的筛选和纤维素酶处理纤维材料的研究。
7. Cardboard coffins which are as thick as their wooden counterparts can be decorated by family and biodegrade within three months.
   和木棺有一样厚度的纸板棺材可以由家人装点并三个月内降解。
8. Some plastics are designed to rot or biodegrade when their useful life is over.
   有些塑料被设计成在它们有效寿命结束时可以腐烂掉或生物降解掉。
9. Plastic bags do not biodegrade, they photodegrade breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways and entering the food web when animals accidentally ingest.
   塑料袋不会自然降解，它们被光裂解成愈来愈小的有毒碎片，持续污染着我们的土地和水道，同时也进入了动物的食物网而被意外地吞下。
10. That can mean sharing hearses, or using home-grown flowers and coffins made with cardboard ( pictured) or willow, which biodegrade easily.
    这可意味着共用灵车，或使用自产鲜花以及由硬纸板（如图）或柳木制成的棺材，它们更易被生物降解。
11. This can be harmful to some fish so it is always better to ensure that you go in the surrounding lands where it can biodegrade without harming anything else.
    这可能是有害的一些鱼类因此它始终是更好地确保你周围的土地在那里可以生物降解而不伤害别的。
12. Through PVA is excellent size, it is difficult to biodegrade and pollutes environment.
    PVA虽上浆性能优良，但不易生物降解，严重污染环境。
13. This paper simply reviews some recent works about microbial biodegradation of polyhydroxybutyrate ( PHB), including the main microorganisms biodegrade PHB and their biodegradability;
    简要地综述了近年来关于聚β-羟基丁酸酯（polyhydroxybutyrate以下简称PHB）的微生物降解方面的一些研究成果，包括：降解PHB的菌种及降解能力；
14. Conclusion The facility holding reasonable technical indexes, smooth and dependable performances, is capable of being utilized to biodegrade plant inedible biomass.
    结论该装置技术指标合理，性能稳定可靠，可以用来进行植物不可食生物量等废物的降解处理。
15. To find a treatment to biodegrade the coke-plant wastewater successfully, the pilot scale test on treating coke-plant wastewater without dilution by A~ 2O process with throwing bacteria, the effluent was not meet the state discharge standards.
    为了促进焦化废水生物处理出水达标排放，本文提出投菌法与A~2O工艺联用处理未经稀释的高浓度焦化废水；
16. Experimental Study on Ability of Biodegrade of Fluid Additives for Offshore Drilling
    海洋钻井液有机物添加剂生物降解性实验研究
17. 1,2-Isopropylidene glyceryl-a-cyanoacrylate ( CAG) is a new medicinal tissue adhesive and hemostatic agent which can biodegrade rapidly.
    α-氰基丙烯酸-1,2-异丙叉甘油酯是一种新型的医用快速生物降解的组织粘合剂和止血剂。
18. X1 and X2 are nontoxic biologically, slightly toxic chemically in the sense of requirements in the state standards and fairly biodegradable; X3 and X4 are toxic biologically, rather toxic chemically and difficult to biodegrade.
    X1和X2无生物毒性，化学毒性小（满足有关国家标准要求），较易生物降解，而X3和X4生物毒性大，化学毒性较大且难生物降解。
19. Most of the sizing agents are surfactants, among them, in the case of the hydrophobic ones, longer the carbon chain, more difficult to biodegrade, and the straight chain structure has better biodegradability than the branch one.
    浆料助剂多数为表面活性剂，疏水的碳链越长越难生物降解，直链结构较支链结构的生化降解性相对较好。
20. A bacteria strain which was able to biodegrade o Nitrophenol and grow on it as sole carbon, nitrogen and energy sources, was isolated from a cab vessel.
    从实验室长期存放的三硝基酚试剂瓶中，分离到一株能以邻硝基酚为唯一碳氮源生长的细菌，经初步鉴定为葡萄球菌（Staphnykococcussp.LT）。
21. F2006 is the excellent microorganism to biodegrade resin and asphaltene and possess of good application prospect in bioremediation engineering.
    两次实验说明，菌株F2006为降解胶质和沥青质的优势菌株，在生物修复中具有较好的应用前景。
22. Growth Kinetics of the Bacterium Used in a Silicone Rubber Membrane Bioreactor to Biodegrade the Toluene as an Organic Pollutant in Wastewater
    硅橡胶膜生物反应器降解甲苯的细胞生长动力学
23. Printing and dyeing wastewater secondary effluent contains toxic and harmful substance, which is difficult to biodegrade. For this reason, state and regions establish the increasingly stringent sewage discharge standards.
    印染废水二级出水中含有难生物降解的有毒有害物质，为此，国家和地方制定了日益严格的污染物排放标准。
24. Biodiesel has excellent environmental protection characteristic and biodegrade easily. Storage and transportation and application are secure in that it has high flash point.
    生物柴油具有优良的环保特性，易于生物降解，而且闪点高，储运和使用安全，因此受到越来越多的关注。
25. Wool is natural protein fiber, it have superior properties, such as fine elasticity, strong hydroscopic property and good heat insulating ability. Wool also can biodegrade in nature, it is green environmental protection fiber.
    羊毛是天然蛋白质纤维，具有弹性好、吸湿性强、保暖性好等优良特性，且可生物降解，属于绿色环保纤维。
26. Organic pollutants, especially poisonous organic pollutants, has been seriously harmed the health of ecosystems and the sustainable development of human society. The organic compounds containing in the wastewaters are difficult to be removed by biological treatment, because they are difficult to biodegrade.
    有毒有机污染物已严重危害到生态系统的健康和人类社会的可持续发展，是当今环境治理中的重点和难点。

verb

1. break down naturally through the action of biological agents
   1. Plastic bottles do not biodegrade