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the process of digesting food 消化 Vegetables are usually cooked to aid digestion. 蔬菜通常用来帮助消化。
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the ability to digest food 消化能力 to have a good/poor digestion 消化能力强／弱 She's got very poor digestion. 她消化能力很差。
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chemistry 化学 the process by which a substance breaks down when treated with heat, enzymes or a solvent (1) 消化 Food and animal waste will be processed via anaerobic digestion to produce biogas for energy or fertilizer. 食物和动物废物将通过厌氧消化处理，产生沼气作为能源或肥料。 At the digestion plant, expired food is placed in tanks and digested by bacteria that thrive without oxygen. 在消化工厂，过期的食物被放在罐子里，被无氧生长的细菌消化。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin digestio(n-), from the verb digerere, from di- ‘apart’ + gerere ‘carry’.