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

• In Dr Xiao's patients, those that regained bladder function also regained bowel function.
  肖医生的患者恢复了膀胱功能也恢复了肠道功能。
• 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。
• Every time you have a bowel movement.
  每一次当你有大便。
• The cause is not known, but chronic constipation and straining during bowel movements are the main suspects.
  原因目前还不清楚，但慢性便秘和排便过度用力目前被认为是引起痔病的主要因素。
• 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。
• Focal weaknesses in the bowel wall and increased lumenal pressure contribute to the formation of diverticula.
  肠壁的薄弱部位和腔内压力增加，促进了肠憩室的形成。
• Treatment of associated anxiety and depression often improves bowel and other symptoms.
  对相关的焦虑和抑郁进行治疗常能改善肠道等其它症状。
• 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。
• 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。
• Pelvic organ prolapse can mean the falling of the bladder, uterus, vagina or lower bowel.
  骨盆器官脱垂意味着膀胱、子宫和阴道的衰退以及肠道功能降低。