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metabolism

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n.新陈代谢,变形

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metabolism为短语/超纲词汇

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meta-=among,with,after 一般表“变化”之意,主要用在科学用语

metabolism


/mə'tæbəlɪzəm; mə`tæblɪzəm/ n [U] (biology 生) chemical process by which food is built up into living matter in an organism or by which living matter is broken down into simpler substances 新陈代谢.

metabolism


n [U and C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek;Origin: metabole 'change']
the chemical processes by which food is changed into energy in your body
 This drug speeds up your metabolism.
protein/carbohydrate/alcohol etc metabolism
 The vast majority of alcohol metabolism occurs in the liver.
metabolism of
 the metabolism of fat by the liver