intestine

• adj. 內部的；國內的
• n. 腸

來自拉丁語intus,在內部，在裏麵，詞源同enter,enteritis.引申詞義腸。

intestine (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French intestin (14c.) or directly from Latin intestinum "a gut," in plural, "intestines, bowels," noun use of neuter of adjective intestinus “inward, internal” (see intestines). Distinction of large and small intestines in Middle English was made under the terms gross and subtle. The word also was used as an adjective in English from 1530s with a sense of “internal, domestic, civil.”

1. This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.

這種藥通過黏合腸內的脂肪降低膽固醇水平。

來自柯林斯例句

2. the viscid lining of the intestine

腸黏膜

來自《權威詞典》

3. The tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine.

絛蟲是棲居腸內的寄生蟲.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The function of the stomach is to digest food sufficiently to enable it to pass into the intestine.

胃的功能是充分消化食物,以便讓其進入腸道.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. This vitamin is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine.

這種維生素通過小腸壁被吸收。

來自辭典例句