metabolize
verb(British English also metabolise)
(Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they metabolize | |
| he / she / it metabolizes | |
| past simple metabolized | |
| past participle metabolized | |
| -ing form metabolizing |
- [transitive] metabolize something
to turn food, minerals, etc. in the body into new cells, energy and waste products by means of chemical processes 新陈代谢（将食物、矿物质等通过化学过程转换成新细胞、能量和废料） We metabolize alcohol at different rates. 我们代谢酒精的速度不同。
- [intransitive] (of food, minerals, etc.)
to be turned into new cells, energy and waste products by means of chemical processes in the body 新陈代谢（将食物、矿物质等通过化学过程转换成新细胞、能量和废料） The liver is the place where most drugs metabolize. 肝脏是大多数药物代谢的地方。