['hɔ:məun]
hormone
n. 荷尔蒙,激素

词形变化:

副词:hormonally 形容词:hormonal

例句与用法:

  1. A peptide hormone, produced by the thyroid gland in human beings, that lowers plasma calcium and phosphate levels without augmenting calcium accretion.
    降钙素一种缩氨酸荷尔蒙,由人体内的甲状腺产生。在不增加钙含量的情况下,可降低血中钙和磷酸盐的含量
  2. A chemical, such as a hormone, a fungicide, or an insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
    农药,农用化学品用来增加作物产量的化学品,如激素、杀菌剂、杀虫剂
  3. The doctor told him that his disease was caused by unbalanced hormone.
    医生告诉他他的病是由荷尔蒙失衡引起的。

英英解释:

名词 hormone:

  1. the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
  2. 同义词:endocrine, internal secretion