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take steroids
Many bodybuilders take steroids to enhance performance.
许多健美运动员服用类固醇以提高表现。
合成代谢类固醇
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
合成代谢类固醇
An anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or improve athletic performance.
Many bodybuilders take steroids to enhance performance.
许多健美运动员服用类固醇以提高表现。
一类有机化合物,具有十七个碳原子排列成四个环的结构；它们属脂质,天然以甾醇、胆汁酸、肾上腺激素、性激素及某些维生素的形式存在；许多药物是合成类固醇
A class of organic compounds having a structure of seventeen carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.
具有四环十七碳骨架的脂溶性有机化合物,许多具有重要生理作用
any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
任何用于促进肌肉生长或提升运动成绩的合成代谢激素
Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance.
影响性器官发育和生长的激素
any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
The doctor explained that cortisol is a steroid produced by the body.
医生解释说，皮质醇是人体产生的一种类固醇。
Some athletes have used steroids to build muscle, but that is against the rules of most sports.
一些运动员曾使用类固醇来增加肌肉，但这在大多数运动项目中都是违规的。
Plants do not contain cholesterol, but they do contain similar steroid compounds.
植物不含胆固醇，但它们含有类似的类固醇化合物。
Many bodybuilders take steroids to enhance performance.
许多健美运动员服用类固醇以提高表现。
这个短语也常用于比喻，表示某物被强化。
He has been on steroids for months to treat his condition.
他已经服用类固醇几个月来治疗他的病情。
常见形容词有 anabolic, corticosteroid 等。
Anabolic steroids are illegal without a prescription.
合成代谢类固醇无处方是非法的。
Not this
He takes steroid to build muscle.
Use this
He takes steroids to build muscle.
“steroid”是可数名词，表示类固醇物质时通常用复数形式。
Not this
He used too much steroid.
Use this
He used too many steroids.
“steroid”是可数名词，表示多个类固醇制剂时应用复数，并用“many”修饰。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
同化类固醇
He was caught using anabolic steroids.
他因使用同化类固醇被抓住。
皮质类固醇
The doctor prescribed a corticosteroid cream for the rash.
医生为皮疹开了皮质类固醇药膏。
类固醇激素
Steroid hormones regulate many bodily functions.
类固醇激素调节许多身体功能。
类固醇注射
The athlete received a steroid injection to reduce inflammation.
运动员接受了类固醇注射以减轻炎症。
类固醇使用
Steroid use can have serious side effects.
使用类固醇可能有严重的副作用。
强化版；超级版
The new software is like the old version on steroids.
这个新软件就像是旧版本的强化版。
类固醇是不好的，嗯？
In the show, Mr. Mackey warns students that steroids are bad.
在节目中，麦奇老师警告学生类固醇是不好的。
我没有服用类固醇。
Despite his denial, the athlete was later found to have used steroids.
尽管他否认，这名运动员后来被发现使用了类固醇。
Use steroid naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音记忆：steroid ≈ '死太肉'，想象类固醇使肌肉过度增长变成死肉。
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可数名词，常用复数形式。
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