metabolize
gb/mətˈæbəlˌaɪz/ us/mətˈæbəlˌaɪz/
C1
Engleză
lebont, metabolizál, feldolgoz, megemészt
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
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lebont
B2
metabolizál
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
[body/organism/cell] metabolizes [something]; [something] is metabolized by/in [the body/liver/cells]
The liver metabolizes alcohol before it can be eliminated from the body.
A máj lebontja az alkoholt, mielőtt az kiürülne a szervezetből.
Some people metabolize caffeine slowly and feel its effects for many hours.
Egyes emberek lassan bontják le a koffeint, ezért még sok órán át érzik a hatását.
During exercise, muscles metabolize glucose to produce energy.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My body metabolizes caffeine slowly.
A szervezetem lassan bontja le a koffeint.
The medicine is metabolized in the liver.
A gyógyszer a májban bomlik le.
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not use metabolize to mean simply eat or digest; it refers to chemical processing in the body or cells.
Sens
chemically process substances
Colocații
metabolize food
|metabolize glucose
|metabolize fat
|metabolize carbohydrates
|metabolize alcohol
|metabolize caffeine
|metabolize medication
|metabolize drugs
|metabolize nutrients
|metabolize quickly
Sinonime
process (broader and less scientific; can refer to many kinds of handling or treatment)
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break down (common in health contexts, especially when a substance is chemically reduced or changed)
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convert (emphasizes changing a substance into another form)
Antonime
store (emphasizes keeping a substance in the body rather than chemically using or changing it)
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accumulate (suggests building up instead of being processed or removed)
Teme
biology
|health
|medicine
|nutrition
Definiție
When your body metabolizes something, it chemically changes it so it can use it or get rid of it.
To change food, drugs, or other substances in the body or in cells by chemical processes, especially to produce energy or remove waste.
VERB
C2
FORMAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
metabolize [an experience/emotion/idea/information]
She needed time to metabolize the shock of losing her job.
Időre volt szüksége, hogy feldolgozza az állása elvesztésének sokkját.
The documentary asks viewers to metabolize a painful chapter of history rather than look away.
A dokumentumfilm arra kéri a nézőket, hogy dolgozzák fel a történelem egy fájdalmas fejezetét, ahelyett hogy elfordulnának tőle.
After the meeting, he went for a walk to metabolize all the criticism he had received.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I need time to metabolize the news.
Időre van szükségem, hogy feldolgozzam a hírt.
She is still metabolizing the experience.
Még mindig dolgozza fel az élményt.
Greșeală frecventă:
This figurative use is more formal and metaphorical than process or deal with, so it may sound unusual in simple everyday conversation.
Sens
mentally process experiences
Colocații
metabolize trauma
|metabolize grief
|metabolize an experience
|metabolize information
|metabolize criticism
|metabolize change
|metabolize the news
|metabolize ideas
Sinonime
process (more common and neutral for dealing with feelings, events, or information)
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absorb (emphasizes taking in and gradually understanding something)
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digest (similar metaphor, often used for understanding news or information over time)
Antonime
suppress (means to push away feelings instead of working through them)
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ignore (means to pay no attention rather than mentally process something)
Teme
psychology
|emotions
|communication
|culture
Definiție
To slowly understand and deal with something difficult, new, or complex.
To absorb, process, and gradually come to understand or deal with an experience, emotion, idea, or information.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
metabolize
IPA
GB/mətˈæbəlˌaɪz/
US/mətˈæbəlˌaɪz/
Silabe și accent
meta - bol - ize (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (bol)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: metabolize
- 3rd Person Singular: metabolizes
- Present Participle: metabolizing
- Past: metabolized
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