a long tube in the body between the stomach and the anus. Food passes from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to the large intestine. 肠 bacteria in the small intestine 小肠中的细菌
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- lower
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- along the intestine
- in the intestine
- through the intestine
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- the wall of the intestine
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intestinum, neuter of intestinus, from intus ‘within’.