1. VOICE: How fast does the flagellum's propeller spin? 细菌鞭毛转动得有多快呢？
2. Flagellum (pl. flagella) A whiplike extension of prokaryote cells, with a basal body at its base, whose beat causes locomotion of the cell. 原核细胞的鞭状延长部分，基部有基体，当鞭毛进行挥鞭式运动时可以促使细胞移动。
3. The sophisticated components of this flagellum all have precedents elsewhere in nature, as described by Kenneth R. Miller of Brown University and others. 毕耶所说的鞭毛，每一个复杂组件都有先例，在自然界都找得到，布朗大学的米勒与其他学者都描述过。
英英解释
n.
1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
2. a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
