metabolism

英 [məˈtæbəlɪzəm]

美 [məˈtæbəlɪzəm]

n.  新陈代谢

复数：metabolisms　

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牛津词典

noun

• 新陈代谢
  the chemical processes in living things that change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth
  1. The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.
     严寒可以使身体新陈代谢的速度下降。

柯林斯词典

• 新陈代谢
  Yourmetabolismis the way that chemical processes in your body cause food to be used in an efficient way, for example to make new cells and to give you energy.

英英释义

noun

• the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
  Synonym:metabolic process
• the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
  Synonym:metamorphosis

双语例句

• Objective: To investigate the effect of tea-seed oil on serum lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis ( AS) formation.
  目的：研究茶油对血脂水平和动脉粥样硬化（AS）形成的影响。
• It is thought to function in oxidative metabolism and detoxification.
  一般认为，这种肽具有参与氧化代谢和解毒作用的功能。
• Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.
  冷水中生物的基础代谢速度要低很多。
• Recent studies indicate an important role for nuclear receptors in regulating lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, fibrosis and inflammation.
  最近的研究显示了核受体在调节脂质和碳水化合物代谢、纤维化和炎症中的重要作用。
• Bottom line? Aerobic metabolism utilizes both fat and glucose as energy sources.
  底线？有氧代谢使用二种能源，脂肪和葡萄糖。
• Decreased peripheral blood flow also alters drug distribution and metabolism.
  外周血流减少也会改变药物的分布和代谢。
• They examined the metabolism of the microbe.
  他们研究了这个微生物的新陈代谢。
• Effects of borax on digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen metabolism in sheep were investigated.
  本文研究了硼砂对绵羊营养物质消化率及氮代谢的影响。
• In adipose, highly represented categories included lipid and fatty acid metabolism, insulin action, and cell-cycle regulation.
  在脂肪中，具有代表性的基因类别包括脂质和脂肪酸代谢、胰岛素作用和细胞周期调控。
• An amino acid that is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin.
  生长和正常的新陈代谢所必需的氨基酸，烟酸的前体。