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bowel movement
常用医学术语，指排便。
The doctor asked about his bowel movements.
医生询问了他的排便情况。
肠；肠道
bowels — plural of bowel
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
肠；肠道
The intestine, especially the large intestine; the intestines or entrails.
The doctor asked about his bowel movements.
医生询问了他的排便情况。
肠的一部分或分段,通常指大肠。
A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
内脏或肠；胃的内部器官。
The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
某物的内部深处。
The (deep) interior of something.
The doctor examined the patient's bowel to check for any blockage.
医生检查了病人的肠道以查看是否有堵塞。
A healthy diet is important for keeping your bowels regular.
健康的饮食对保持肠道规律很重要。
He felt a sharp pain in his lower bowel after eating spoiled food.
吃了变质的食物后，他感到下腹部肠道剧烈疼痛。
常用医学术语，指排便。
The doctor asked about his bowel movements.
医生询问了他的排便情况。
比喻用法，指最内部或最隐蔽的地方。
The treasure was hidden in the bowels of the castle.
宝藏藏在城堡的深处。
表示肠道疾病，后接具体病症。
She has been suffering from a bowel obstruction.
她一直患有肠梗阻。
Not this
I have bowel problem.
Use this
I have a bowel problem.
在英语中，'bowel'是可数名词，通常需要冠词或复数形式。汉语中没有冠词，所以学习者容易遗漏冠词。这里应该加不定冠词'a'。
Not this
I need to have a bowl movement.
Use this
I need to have a bowel movement.
'bowel'和'bowl'发音相近，但意思完全不同。'bowel movement'是固定短语，指排便，而'bowl'是碗。学习者容易混淆这两个词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
排便
The doctor asked about his bowel movements.
医生询问了他的排便情况。
肠易激综合征
She suffers from irritable bowel syndrome.
她患有肠易激综合征。
肠癌
Early detection of bowel cancer saves lives.
早期发现肠癌可以挽救生命。
肠梗阻
A bowel obstruction requires immediate surgery.
肠梗阻需要立即手术。
肠鸣音
The nurse listened to his bowel sounds.
护士听了他的肠鸣音。
清空肠道
This medication helps empty the bowels.
这种药有助于清空肠道。
排便
The doctor asked if he had a bowel movement today.
医生问他今天是否排便了。
肠易激综合征
She was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome last year.
她去年被诊断出患有肠易激综合征。
肠梗阻
A bowel obstruction requires immediate medical attention.
肠梗阻需要立即就医。
Use bowels naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似'包耳'，联想肠子包在腹部内。
register: neutral; typical settings: medical, health, everyday conversation; note_zh: 通常用于医学或健康语境，日常口语中也常见，属于中性词汇。
Words ending in -owel share the pronunciation /aʊəl/. Note that 'bowl' is a common lookalike but pronounced /boʊl/ (rhymes with 'hole'), not like 'bowel'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.