bowel

英 [ˈbaʊəl]

美 [ˈbaʊəl]

n.  肠; 内部最深处

复数：bowels　

考研IELTS

Collins.2 / BNC.4431 / COCA.9380

牛津词典

noun

• 肠
  the tube along which food passes after it has been through the stomach, especially the end where waste is collected before it is passed out of the body
  1. to empty/move/open your bowels (= to pass solid waste out of the body)
     解大便
  2. bowel cancer/cancer of the bowel
     肠癌
• 内部最深处
  the part that is deepest inside sth
  1. A rumble came from the bowels of the earth (= deep underground) .
     从地下深处传来隆隆的响声。

柯林斯词典

• 肠
  Yourbowelsare the tubes in your body through which digested food passes from your stomach to your anus.
• 大便
  You can refer in a polite way to someone getting rid of the waste from their body by saying that they move, open, or empty theirbowels.
• N-PLURAL 内部；深处
  You can refer to the parts deep inside something such as the earth, a building, or a machine asthe bowels ofthat thing.
  1. ...deep in the bowels of the earth...
     在地心深处
  2. Lyn went off into the dark bowels of the building.
     林恩进入了这座漆黑的建筑物的内部。

英英释义

noun

• the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
  Synonym:intestinegut

双语例句

• Research shows that a high-fibre diet may protect you from bowel cancer
  研究表明高纤维饮食可预防肠癌。
• Try to make sure your bowel motions are regular and that you avoid any constipation.
  尽量保证大便规律，避免便秘。
• This is a large part of the bowel which connects up with the rectum.
  这是肠与直肠相连的主要部位。
• It is used in the treatment of Crohn's disease, which is an inflammatory bowel disease.
  这是用在对克罗恩病，它是一种炎症性肠道疾病的治疗。
• Lyn went off into the dark bowels of the building.
  林恩进入了这座漆黑的建筑物的内部。
• Normalization of bowel habit may improve gastric emptying as well as dyspeptic symptoms.
  正常的大便习惯有助于改善胃排空时间和消化不良症状。
• VEGF has also been implicated in several inflammatory disease states, including rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
  此外，VEGF还牵涉到一些严重的炎性疾病，包括类风湿性关节炎和肠炎。
• Objective To evaluate the effects of capsule endoscopy for patients with small bowel disease.
  目的探讨胶囊内镜在不同小肠病变诊断中的应用价值。
• It promotes bowel elimination and regularity because it absorbs water and softens the stool.
  它促入肠道消化和规律性，因为它吸收水和软化粪便。
• Therefore, cancers of the left colon are more likely to cause partial or complete bowel obstruction.
  因此，左半结肠的癌变更有可能导致部分或完全性肠梗阻。