So what's behind this onslaught of mucus?

这种突如其来大量黏液的原因是什么呢？

Snail slime is a lubricating mucus the animals ooze as they slide along.

蜗牛粘液是蜗牛爬行时分泌的一种润滑粘液。

If it's runny, mucus is coming out.

如果是流鼻涕，就是有粘液流出来了。

Was that a dry cough or was that mucus?

那是干咳吗，还是有粘液？

Squid ink is made mostly of mucus and melanin, which produces its dark coloring.

乌贼墨水主要由粘液和组成，从而造成了深。

That's why they're known as mucus membranes.

所以它也被称之为黏膜。

But a key component of mucus versatility is a set of proteins called mucins.

但是黏液的主要 来自於一组称为" 黏蛋白" 的蛋白质。

It's definitely got kind of mucus feel about it.

它肯定有一种粘液的感觉。

But this mucus can irritate and inflame airways, causing coughing and a sore throat.

但是这种粘液会使气道受到刺激发炎，引起咳嗽和喉咙痛。

This forms the basis of a thick mucus that excels at ensnaring parasitic worms.

这形成了厚厚的粘液的基础，这种粘液擅长诱捕寄生虫。

The Snotbot follows the whale to capture the mucus shot out from its blowhole.

Snotbot 会跟着鲸鱼，捕捉从它的气孔喷出的粘液。

The vocal folds start to shrink, and the mucus coverings start to desiccate.

声带开始收缩，粘液覆盖物开始干燥。

That includes dust, dirt and mucus, and also bacteria.

而不需要的东西包括灰尘，污垢和黏液，也包括细菌。

Jellyfish are known to release mucus at times when they are tense or feeling stressed.

众所周知，水母在感到紧张或压力大的时候会分泌粘液。

That stickiness comes courtesy of the mucus.

这种粘性来自粘液。

It's mostly transmitted by droplets of water and mucus from your nose or mouth.

它主要通过你鼻子或嘴里的小液滴和粘液传播。

In other words, we've got a lot of mucus in our body.

换句话说，我体内有很粘液。

Smoking also causes the cilia in the lungs to become irritated, and produce excess mucus.

吸烟还会导致肺部纤毛受到刺激，并产生过量的粘液。

She's interested in the mucus creations of another creature called a larvacean.

她感兴趣的是名为幼形虫的另一种生物的黏液。

Jobs began warning friends of the mucus dangers lurking in their bagels.

乔布斯开始提醒朋友，他的百吉饼中也隐藏着黏液的危险。