And it turns out that microscopically rough surfaces tend to be more hydrophobic, because they can trap pockets of air and minimize the interaction between water droplets and the surface of the material.

结果显示，显微镜下，粗糙表面拥有更好疏水性，因为它们可捕捉气囊，最小化水滴和物质表面相互作用。

A non-conservative substitution means that the new amino acid - valine, which is hydrophobic - has different properties than the one it replaced - glutamic acid, which is hydrophilic.

非保守性替换意味着新氨基酸，疏水性缬氨酸，与其替代氨基酸，亲水性谷氨酸，有着不同特性。

They're hydrophobic or hydrophilic, basic or acidic.

它们是疏水性或亲水性、碱性或酸性。

Here's what they saw: the leaves are extremely hydrophobic—meaning water beads up to minimize contact with the surface.

这是他们所看到：叶子具有极强疏水性——这意味着水珠会聚集，尽量减少与表面接触。

THE repulsive powers of lotus leaves are the stuff of legend.

荷叶疏水性人人皆知。

It's hydrophobic, which is why water notoriously does not help when you eat something that's too spicy.

这是疏水性，这就是为什么当你吃太辣东西时，水通常不作用。

Lyme disease is primarily caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by the bite of the blacklegged tick—more commonly known as the deer tick.

莱姆病主要由一种名为伯氏疏螺旋体细菌引，这种细菌通过黑腿蜱（通常称为鹿蜱）叮咬传播。

The surfaces hydrophobicity had been increased.

表面疏水性得到了增强。