| 单词 | metabolize |
| 释义 | metabolize (once / 54467 pages) v When bodies process various substances, you can say they metabolize them. For example, when your body takes in calories, it metabolizes them, putting them to good use. This verb, a back-formation from metabolism, is pretty much the sine qua non — or essential element — of being alive: it's everyone's 24/7 occupation. The Greek root, metabole, only means "a change," which is the one thing that's inescapable while we go about in this mortal coil. WORD FAMILYmetabolize: metabolized, metabolizes, metabolizing+/metabolic: metabolically, metabolism/metabolise: metabolised/metabolism: metabolise, metabolisms, metabolize USAGE EXAMPLESI sensed both a collective ache for progressive work and a willingness to metabolize it. The New Yorker(Dec 14, 2016) Ritter said the substance stimulates growth of beneficial bacteria in the colon, specifically those that metabolize lactose, a sugar found in milk. Los Angeles Times(Dec 04, 2016) Wine, especially red wine, can also contain histamines, which some people can’t metabolize. Time(Nov 30, 2016) v produce by metabolism Syn metabolise |
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