secretion
美音:
[sək´ri:ʃən
]英音:
[sək´ri:ʃən
]n.分泌,分泌物(液)
难易程度:
secretion为短语/超纲词汇
词频:5661
词形变化:
形容词:secretionary
词根
cern=to separate(分离) 变化型 cret
近义词, 同义词
secretion
/sɪ'kri:ʃn; sɪ`kriʃən/
n (fml 文)
1 [U] secreting (secrete 1) or being secreted 分泌
*the secretion of bile by the liver 肝脏分泌出的胆汁.
2 [C] substance that is secreted, eg saliva, bile, etc 分泌物(如唾液、胆汁等).
3 [U] secreting (secrete 2) or being secreted 隐藏; 藏匿.
secretion
n
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin: sécrétion, from Latin secretio 'separation', from secretus; SECRET1]
a) [U and C]
a substance, usually liquid, produced by part of a plant or animal
These secretions are used by the caterpillar as a defence.
b)[U]
the production of this substance
the secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland