Word · Frequency #5914
secretion
分泌；分泌作用
核心释义
The process by which a gland or cell synthesizes and releases a substance.
- 1.
生物体分泌的任何物质。
Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
- 2.
隐藏某物的行为。
The act of hiding something.
- 3.
合成和释放某种物质的有机过程
the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
- 4.
分泌物质的行为,尤其是从腺体分泌。
The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.
- 5.
从腺体或细胞释放的功能性专用物质(尤其是非废物)
a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
分泌物；隐藏；隐匿；生物体分泌的任何物质。；隐藏某物的行为。；合成和释放某种物质的有机过程
用法In use
The salivary glands produce a secretion that helps break down food.
用法提示：secretion在此作可数名词，指腺体分泌出的物质。
This plant's sticky secretion traps small insects on its leaves.
用法提示：secretion表示植物分泌的黏性物质，作名词。
The doctor took a sample of the secretion to test for infection.
用法提示：secretion指体内产生的液体分泌物，在句中作名词。
secretion of sth
表示某物质的分泌过程。
The secretion of insulin is regulated by blood glucose levels.
胰岛素的分泌受血糖水平调节。
stimulate/inhibit secretion
动词搭配表示促进或抑制分泌。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gastric secretion
- 胃分泌
- Gastric secretion is controlled by the nervous system and hormones.胃分泌受神经系统和激素的控制。
- hormone secretion
- 激素分泌
- The pituitary gland regulates hormone secretion.脑垂体调节激素分泌。
- secretion of enzymes
- 酶的分泌
- The pancreas is responsible for the secretion of digestive enzymes.胰腺负责消化酶的分泌。
- excessive secretion
- 分泌过多
- Excessive secretion of stomach acid can lead to ulcers.胃酸分泌过多可能导致溃疡。
- inhibit secretion
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
分泌（secretion）联想'secret'，体内秘密产生。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：biology、medicine 通常用于生物学或医学领域，指生物体分泌物质的过程或分泌物本身。在一般日常对话中较少出现。
语法说明Grammar Note
作“分泌过程”讲时不可数；作“分泌物”讲时可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -tion are often pronounced /ʃən/. However, note that true rhymes with 'secretion' require the same stressed vowel /iː/ before the ending, as in 'completion', 'deletion', and 'excretion'. Words like 'action', 'nation', 'motion' have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme, though they share the same spelling pattern.
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