Word · Frequency #16184
steroids
合成代谢类固醇
steroids is the plural of steroid.
核心释义
An anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or improve athletic performance.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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
- 3.
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.
- 4.
影响性器官发育和生长的激素
any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
类固醇;甾族化合物;性激素;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;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;任何用于促进肌肉生长或提升运动成绩的合成代谢激素
用法In use
The doctor explained that cortisol is a steroid produced by the body.
用法提示:此处 steroid 作名词,指具有特定结构的脂溶性有机化合物(类固醇)。
Some athletes have used steroids to build muscle, but that is against the rules of most sports.
用法提示:这里 steroids 为 steroid 的复数形式,仍作名词,指合成代谢类固醇等激素类药物。
Plants do not contain cholesterol, but they do contain similar steroid compounds.
用法提示:此处 steroid 作名词,修饰 compounds,表示类固醇这一化合物类别。
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。
be on steroids
这个短语也常用于比喻,表示某物被强化。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- anabolic steroid
- 同化类固醇
- He was caught using anabolic steroids.他因使用同化类固醇被抓住。
- corticosteroid
- 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。
- steroid hormone
- 类固醇激素
- Steroid hormones regulate many bodily functions.类固醇激素调节许多身体功能。
- steroid injection
- 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。
- steroid use
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音记忆:steroid ≈ '死太肉',想象类固醇使肌肉过度增长变成死肉。
语境与语域Context & Register
专业/体育(医学、生物化学、竞技体育)
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,常用复数形式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -oid spelling and the /ɔɪd/ ending, but they do not rhyme with 'steroid' because the stressed vowel in 'steroid' is /ɝ/ while in these words it is different (e.g., /æ/, /e/, /juː/, etc.). No common word rhymes exactly with 'steroid'.
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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