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

• 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。
• 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。
• No, I haven't had a bowel movement for two days.
  没有，我已经两天没有大便了。
• The boy was suffering from a bowel obstruction and he died.
  这个男孩因患肠梗阻死去了。
• Approximately three quarters of patients are diagnosed with disease limited to the bowel wall or surrounding lymph nodes.
  大约四分之三的患者在诊断时疾病仅局限于肠壁和周围淋巴结。
• 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。
• 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。
• And also for soothing indigestion, gas, menstrual cramps, and irritable bowel syndrome.
  并减轻消化不良，月经绞痛，和肠易激综合症。
• 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。
• 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。