me·tab·o·lism
noun/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/
/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/
[uncountable, countable] (biology)- the chemical processes in living things that change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth
新陈代谢 - The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.
严寒可以使身体新陈代谢的速度下降。
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek metabolē ‘change’ (from metaballein ‘to change’) + -ism. - The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.