名詞 metabolism:

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

1. The dosage was geared down to a level which would work on the infected cells but not upset their metabolism.
   藥劑量要減少到既能對受感染細胞起作用，又不損害它們的代謝作用。
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.
   微量養(yǎng)料; 微量營養(yǎng)元素一種對生物的正常生長和新陳代謝極其重要的微量物質(zhì)，如一種維生素或礦物質(zhì)
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.
   新陳代謝維持生命所必需的，發(fā)生于存活細胞中或生物體中的物理和化學過程的總和。在此過程中，一些物質(zhì)被分解從而為生命過程提供能量，而另一些維持生命所必需的物質(zhì)則被合成
4. The dosage was geared down to a level which would work on the infected cells but not upset their normal metabolism.
   藥量已被減低到某一水平，既足以對付受感染的細胞，又不會干擾正常的新陳代謝。

me.tab.o.lism

n.Biology （名詞）【生物學】
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.
新陳代謝：維持生命所必需的，發(fā)生于存活細胞中或生物體中的物理和化學過程的總和。在此過程中，一些物質(zhì)被分解從而為生命過程提供能量，而另一些維持生命所必需的物質(zhì)則被合成
The functioning of a specific substance within the living body:
代謝作用：一生命體內(nèi)某一特定物質(zhì)所起到的作用：
例句：
water metabolism; iodine metabolism.
水的代謝；碘的代謝

來源：
From Greek metabolô [change]
源自 希臘語 metabolô [變化]
from metaballein [to change]
源自 metaballein [變化]
meta- [meta-]
meta- [ 前綴，表.改變.]
ballein [to throw] * see g wel…-
ballein [扔] *參見 g wel…-