metabolism

名词 metabolism:

1. the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
   同义词：metamorphosis
2. the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
   同义词：metabolic process, metastasis

1. The dosage was geared down to a level which would work on the infected cells but not upset their metabolism.
   药剂量要减少到既能对受感染细胞起作用，又不损害它们的代谢作用。
2. A substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, that is essential in minute amounts for the proper growth and metabolism of a living organism.
   微量养料; 微量营养元素一种对生物的正常生长和新陈代谢极其重要的微量物质，如一种维生素或矿物质
3. The complex of physical and chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
   新陈代谢维持生命所必需的，发生于存活细胞中或生物体中的物理和化学过程的总和。在此过程中，一些物质被分解从而为生命过程提供能量，而另一些维持生命所必需的物质则被合成
4. The dosage was geared down to a level which would work on the infected cells but not upset their normal metabolism.
   药量已被减低到某一水平，既足以对付受感染的细胞，又不会干扰正常的新陈代谢。

me.tab.o.lism

n.Biology （名词）【生物学】
The complex of physical and chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
新陈代谢：维持生命所必需的，发生于存活细胞中或生物体中的物理和化学过程的总和。在此过程中，一些物质被分解从而为生命过程提供能量，而另一些维持生命所必需的物质则被合成
The functioning of a specific substance within the living body:
代谢作用：一生命体内某一特定物质所起到的作用：
例句：
water metabolism; iodine metabolism.
水的代谢；碘的代谢

来源：
From Greek metabolô [change]
源自 希腊语 metabolô [变化]
from metaballein [to change]
源自 metaballein [变化]
meta- [meta-]
meta- [ 前缀，表.改变.]
ballein [to throw] * see g wel…-
ballein [扔] *参见 g wel…-