me·tab·o·lize

verb

/məˈtæbəlaɪz/

(British English also metabolise)

(biology)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they metabolize	/məˈtæbəlaɪz/ /məˈtæbəlaɪz/
he / she / it metabolizes	/məˈtæbəlaɪzɪz/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪz/
past simple metabolized	/məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/
past participle metabolized	/məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/
-ing form metabolizing	/məˈtæbəlaɪzɪŋ/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪŋ/

[transitive] metabolize something to turn food, minerals, etc. in the body into new cells, energy and waste products by means of chemical processes使新陈代谢（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.我们以不同的速度代谢酒精。
[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场所。