metabolism

• n. [生理] 新陳代謝

meta-,改變，-bol,扔，投，詞源同hyperbole,ballet,ballistic.即改變扔的方向，使發生變化，並用於生物學術語新陳代謝。比較anabolism.

metabolism (n.)

in physiology sense, 1878, from French métabolisme, from Greek metabole "a change," from metaballein "to change," from meta- "over" (see meta-) + ballein "to throw" (see ballistics).

1. Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.

冷水中生物的基礎代謝速度要低很多。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.

嚴寒可以使身體新陳代謝的速度下降。

來自《權威詞典》

3. After years of dieting, Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.

經過數年的節食, 卡羅爾的新陳代謝完全紊亂了.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Their rate of metabolism may slow down.

他們的新陳代謝率可能會降低.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.

生物都有新陳代謝.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》