Word · Frequency #11801
adrenalin
肾上腺素
核心释义
a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress; adrenaline
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肾上腺素；[化] 肾上腺素
n a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
肾上腺素；[化] 肾上腺素
用法In use
A good workout always gives me a rush of adrenalin.
用法提示：句中 adrenalin 为名词，指运动时身体分泌的肾上腺素。
Her heart was pounding with adrenalin as she waited for the test results.
用法提示：这里的 adrenalin 是名词，表示因紧张或焦虑而产生的肾上腺素。
The crowd's cheers sent a surge of adrenalin through the players.
用法提示：句中 adrenalin 为名词，指兴奋情绪激发的肾上腺素。
produce adrenalin
该词通常作不可数名词，不加 a/an。
The body produces adrenalin in response to stress.
身体在应对压力时会产生肾上腺素。
get an adrenalin rush
「rush of adrenalin」也是常见搭配，表示突然的兴奋感。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- adrenalin rush
- 肾上腺素飙升；一阵强烈的兴奋
- Bungee jumping gives me an adrenalin rush.蹦极让我肾上腺素飙升。
- adrenalin junkie
- 肾上腺素迷；追求刺激的人
- He's a real adrenalin junkie who loves extreme sports.他是个真正的肾上腺素迷，热爱极限运动。
- adrenalin surge
- 肾上腺素激增
- She felt an adrenalin surge as she stepped onto the stage.她走上舞台时感到肾上腺素激增。
- adrenalin-fuelled
- 充满刺激的；肾上腺素激增的
- The final match was an adrenalin-fuelled contest from start to finish.那场决赛从头到尾都令人兴奋不已。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把adrenalin拆成ad(靠近)+renal(肾)+in(激素)，想象危险时“肾上腺”的“肾上腺素”让你冲劲十足。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医学/生理学、日常谈论刺激或兴奋时 该词在医学、生理学语境中通常作中性术语使用；日常口语也常用来形容兴奋或紧张带来的刺激感。请根据语境选择正式或随意表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end in the letters -in. Aspirin, vitamin, gelatin and origin end with an unstressed /ɪn/; penicillin and violin share adrenalin's final -lin spelling and final /lɪn/ sound. None rhymes exactly with adrenalin because the stressed vowel or stress position differs. Be careful with violin: its stress is on the final syllable, while adrenalin is stressed on the second syllable.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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