a chemical substance produced in the body or in a plant that encourages growth or influences how the cells and tissues function; an artificial substance that has similar effects 激素;荷尔蒙 growth hormones 生长激素 a hormone imbalance 激素失调 Oestrogen is a female sex hormone. 雌激素是一种雌性荷尔蒙。 children who do not produce enough growth hormone 生长激素分泌不足的儿童
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- female
- male
- growth
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- produce
- release
- secrete
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- production
- therapy
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Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Greek hormōn, present participle of horman ‘impel, set in motion’.