plankton (B2)
noun
Definition
(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
Examples
A plankton can be important in texts about science and biology.
In the article, "plankton" meant (uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
The teacher asked students to explain "plankton" from the sentence instead of guessing from the word alone.
How to Use plankton
- a plankton (noun phrase)
- refers to one example or case of plankton — "The text introduced a plankton before giving an example."
- the plankton of something (noun pattern)
- connects plankton to a specific topic or object — "The paragraph explained the plankton of the topic in simple language."
- plankton in context (reading pattern)
- uses nearby words to choose the right sense — "The learner checked plankton in context before writing it down."
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