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metabolize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology, Medicine, Nutrition
me·ta·bol·ize (also metabolise British English) /məˈtæbəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]  HBMto change food in your body into energy and new cells, using chemical processes 使发生新陈代谢
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metabolizeThe company argued that it is not a drug because the body does not metabolize it.
me·ta·bol·ize verbChineseSyllable
Corpus body in into to change food energy your


metabolize
metabolize (also metabolise British English) /məˈtæbəlaɪz, mɪˈtæbəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to change food in your body into energy and new cells, using chemical processes


me·tab·ol·ize (BrE also me·tab·ol·ise) BrE /məˈtæbəlaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /məˈtæbəlaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they metabolize BrE /məˈtæbəlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈtæbəlaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it metabolizes BrE /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple metabolized BrE /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ 🔊past participle metabolized BrE /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form metabolizing BrE /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (biology 生物) to turn food, minerals, etc. in the body into new cells, energy and waste products by means of chemical processes 新陈代谢(将食物、矿物质等通过化学过程转换成新细胞、能量和废料)