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美国国家公共电台 NPR Biology's A B*tch: 5 Reasons It's So Hard To Keep Weight Off

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MARIA GODOY, HOST:

Back in the day, scientist Kevin Hall had a vice1.

KEVIN HALL: Yeah. Unfortunately, way back when, I was kind of addicted2 to reality television. And a friend of mine said, you've got to watch this show; this is, like, right up your alley3.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE BIGGEST LOSER")

UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: No matter who they train with, their lives will be changed forever.

HALL: And so I turned it on and saw this kind of horror show of a reality program, where people are getting sort of yelled at on treadmills6.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE BIGGEST LOSER")

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Here we go.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Come on.

UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: But only one will become the next biggest loser.

GODOY: Yeah, "The Biggest Loser" - that long-running, heavily criticized TV show. Basically, it showed contestants7 with obesity8 competing to see who could lose the most weight, and we're talking, like, 100 pounds or more. They went on really restrictive diets and took up hardcore exercise routines. Now, a lot of people think this show was the epitome9 of everything that's wrong with diet culture. It showed people pushing themselves to unhealthy limits to lose weight, and then it celebrated10 those losses as if they were the most important thing they'd ever achieve. And Kevin was horrified11, too. But he studies metabolism12, so he also had questions about what was going on with their physiology13.

HALL: The thing that kind of caught my attention was the fact that these people were losing so much weight so quickly, and that didn't mesh14 with what I knew about weight loss and how difficult it is. And it kind of struck the question of, you know, what's going on inside the bodies of these people?

GODOY: So Kevin decided15 to do a formal study looking at contestants from one season of "The Biggest Loser." Many of them had gained most or all of the weight back. And even six years later, everyone's metabolism had slowed down a lot, like, even more than research would have predicted.

OK, so Kevin, I have to tell you that I think no piece of research has personally depressed16 me more than this from you.

(LAUGHTER)

GODOY: After reading it, I basically gave up hope that I could ever lose weight because, what's the point? Is this a common reaction? Did you hear this from a lot of people?

HALL: It is, and it's actually a misinterpretation of the research because even though the folks actually had this slowing of metabolism, what people fail to kind of appreciate - the people who were most successful with weight loss were the ones who had the greatest slowing of metabolism.

GODOY: Now, that may sound counterintuitive, but it's all a part of the complex biology that comes into play when we lose weight. There are factors that are and are not in our control. In this episode of NPR LIFE KIT17, we're going to explain the biology of weight loss. And hopefully, it'll make you think a little more kindly18 about your own body. And trust me, I am not going to tell you to take a "Biggest Loser"-style approach. More in a minute.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GODOY: I'm Maria Godoy. I'm a senior editor with NPR's health and science team. In this episode, we are not telling you that you need to lose weight; we're just going to give you five takeaways about the realities of how your biology works. So let's just get right to it. Think of this as the overarching message of this episode - our biology makes it hard to lose weight. One reason why - and this is your first takeaway - it has to do with how your metabolism changes when you lose weight. So let's start with a basic explanation of how metabolism works, which is why we're turning to Kevin Hall.

HALL: I am a senior scientist at the National Institute of Diabetes19, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. I study metabolism, nutrition and obesity.

GODOY: So Kevin, what exactly is metabolism?

HALL: So metabolism is the process by which we take in nutrients20 from our food, and we convert those nutrients to energy, which drive all of the biological processes inside our bodies.

GODOY: Now, metabolism varies from person to person; scientists aren't totally sure why that is. Part of it has to do with how much lean muscle mass you have versus21 fat on your body. But a lot of it is very individual. But we do know that as you get older, your metabolism slows, typically in your 50s or 60s. It also varies by gender22.

HALL: Generally speaking, men burn more calories than women, and that's...

GODOY: Patriarchy, OK.

HALL: Yeah.

(LAUGHTER)

HALL: And yeah, as unfair as that sounds, it's primarily related to our body composition, and in other words, men have more lean tissue than women for the same body weight.

GODOY: But for everyone across the board, metabolic23 energy burn occurs in three main ways. First, there's your resting metabolism - what your body burns in order to keep your organs pumping and, you know, stay alive. Resting metabolism is basically what you would burn if you laid in bed all day, and you would burn something.

HALL: Yeah, and so that contributes more than 50% of the total calories that people burn.

GODOY: And then there's the kind of metabolism it takes to digest and absorb the calories in our food.

HALL: That's something called the thermic effect of food. And so that tends to be about 10% of the total amount of calories that you eat. So for example, if you ate 3,000 calories over the course of a day, it would cost about 300 or so calories in order to digest, absorb and store those calories in the various storage pools in the body.

GODOY: And the rest, roughly 30% of the calories you burn, it's through physical activity. But for most folks, purposeful exercise - you know, like working out - that accounts for a very small part of this type of metabolic burn. We're really just talking moving.

HALL: You know, walking around, sitting upright, moving from place to place - you know, that can contribute probably something like 30 - 25% to 30% of your total calories, and of course, you can increase that quite a lot if you start engaging in a lot of exercise or purposeful changes to your physical activity patterns.

GODOY: So to recap, you have three basic types of metabolism - one for resting, one for digesting and one that doesn't rhyme, you know, movement. So say someone has lost weight - basically, their metabolism is like, wait, there's less of me to move around, so I don't have to work as hard, woo hoo (ph).

HALL: The trick here is that calorie burn is, in some sense, proportional to your body weight. So the heavier you are, the more calories it costs to move around and the more calories it costs to kind of basically maintain that body at rest.

GODOY: So that's one reason why your metabolism slows down as you lose weight. It's simple physics. The other thing your metabolism is trying to do...

HALL: Your body does persistently24 fight back and try to make you regain25 the weight that you've lost.

GODOY: So in that sense, it doesn't matter how much willpower you have. Your biology has other plans. Your body will try to pull you back up to that higher weight because that's what it's used to. Kevin thinks about it in this way.

HALL: Imagine that your weight loss is kind of like a spring. You've got a ball on the end of a spring. And you're trying to lose weight, which means you're trying to do something to your diet and your physical activity to basically pull the ball against the spring. The more that you pull on that ball, the more it pulls back on you.

GODOY: And it's really easy for that spring to snap back in your face. That's why a crash diet or any other type of restrictive eating, it can work at first - you're keeping up that tension in that spring by eating restrictively, exercising a ton - but once you stop doing the changes that helped you lose weight, for whatever reason, because you got sick of the diet or got injured or life got in the way, well, that spring snaps back to its original form, and that's your metabolism taking back control.

HALL: It does pull you backwards26. It means that whatever changes you make to your diet or physical activity behaviors has to be kept up permanently27 in order to avoid your weight regain.

GODOY: And this is our second takeaway - if you choose to try to lose weight, make changes that you can live with for the long haul because you're going to need to stick to them if you want to keep the weight off. In other words, make changes you actually like and aren't just gritting28 your teeth through. So if you need guidance on what kind of diet you should follow, we do have a whole three-part guide on making healthy eating choices. So check it out. And by the way, when I say diet, I actually mean just what you eat, which is the definition of the word diet. I am not talking restrictive eating.

Now, we've been talking a lot about metabolism, but let's move on to another part of your biology.

HALL: For all of the attention that metabolism gets, I think that the appetite side of things is actually much more important for explaining weight regain and sustainable weight loss.

GODOY: There are lots of different hormones29 at play when it comes to hunger, but let's focus on one called leptin.

HALL: Leptin is one of those hormones that is sensing an energy deficit30, sensing a calorie deficit, that you don't have enough calories on your body or you're not consuming enough calories to be a sustainable, healthy person.

GODOY: Basically, leptin is the messenger to the brain telling it when to eat and when to stop eating. And when you weigh more, you tend to have more leptin in your bloodstream. If you lose weight, your leptin levels drop, too.

HALL: When those levels of leptin drop, it's like a starvation signal, in some sense. When people lose weight, their appetite does go up. They don't just want to return to eating what they were eating before. They seem to want to eat even more than they were eating before to kind of rapidly recover that weight loss.

GODOY: And it's not just that you get hungrier when you lose weight. Food actually becomes tastier - damn hormones.

HALL: So it seems like we become hyperaware of food cues and our taste sensitivity becomes more acutely responsive - you know, food tastes sweeter, food tastes better to you than it did before; this idea of, you know, hunger being the best source, right? The hungrier you are, the more tasty the food is.

GODOY: So that's your third takeaway. And I am sorry to be the bearer of this news, but the hormones in your brain are conspiring31 to make you hungrier when you lose weight - which is just diabolical32, but also, give yourself a break. You are not a glutton33. This is not a moral failing - it's just hormones. Hearing all of this, it might feel a little depressing that your body is actively34 trying to work against your effort. But for me, knowing the science is actually kind of empowering because as someone whose weight has gone up and down a lot over the years, I now understand what is out of my control. So I don't feel like I'm failing.

And science also tells us what factors are in our control. And that brings us to our fourth takeaway - when it comes to weight loss, what you eat is more important than how much you exercise. Why? Because to lose weight, you have to take in fewer calories than you burn. And unless you are working out a lot, you are probably not burning enough to make a real difference. A half hour on the treadmill5 might burn, say, 350 calories, but then a lot of people tend to think, I just worked out. I deserve a whole pizza.

HALL: Exactly.

GODOY: That pizza almost certainly contains way more calories than you just burned.

HALL: Your body's compensating35 by maybe eating more calories, or you're compensating for the rest of the day - you know, you go to the gym, you work out, and then you go home and you crash on the couch earlier than you normally would have or something like that.

GODOY: Now, if you're a pro4 athlete, it's a different story. But for most folks, exercise is a minor36 player in weight loss. The fact is, it's a lot easier to cut out 600 calories by skipping that Starbucks muffin than it is to burn it by running for an hour or more. And there actually is some evidence that doing too much exercise, like exercising all day long, it might actually slow down your resting metabolism, which, if you recall, is the main source of how we burn calories. And this evidence is really interesting. It comes from a study of a tribe in Tanzania called the Hadza.

HALL: This is a hunter-gatherer tribe in Africa who are just well-known to, as a general result of their lifestyle, be very physically37 active.

GODOY: They tend to walk about four to seven miles a day between collecting water, hunting down food and other daily activities. There's a researcher at Duke University named Herman Pontzer, and he wanted to see how they're highly active lifestyles impacted their metabolism. So he tracked their movements with high-tech38 devices.

HALL: It's almost like Fitbits but a research-grade Fitbits to measure how much they're moving around. And indeed, they move around a lot more than the average sort of Westerner who lives in their sort of sedentary environment and office - for example, office-type work. And so the question was, well, obviously, if these folks are moving around so much more, they must be burning many, many more calories than a sedentary person.

GODOY: You would think so. But even though the Hadza were moving way more in their day-to-day than, say, an average American office worker...

HALL: The surprise was that once you accounted for their body composition, they were burning no more calories in total than the sedentary person kind of going about their day-to-day activity as a - in a kind of industrialized Western society.

GODOY: But how can that be? Weren't they walking a whole lot more?

HALL: They were walking a whole lot more, yes, and the only way that can be is if some other aspect of their total calories had shut down, had slowed down in order to compensate39 for this greatly increased physical activity. And so that led to this notion that energy expenditure40 is, in some sense, constrained41, and so that if you do become very, very physically active, perhaps - and, again, this is just a theory at this point - perhaps your resting metabolic rate might slow down to compensate.

GODOY: Basically, your body is doing some budgeting because you still need to hold onto calories to, you know, stay alive, because your lungs need to keep breathing, your heart needs to keep pumping. So when you boost your physical activity a lot, it may be that your body holds back more calories to maintain these basic biological processes. In other words, your resting metabolism slows down. So don't think you can exercise your way out of a bad diet.

HALL: Don't go running just so you can eat, you know, a piece of chocolate pie or something like that.

GODOY: (Laughter).

HALL: Go running because you like running and because it has independent health benefits, regardless of weight.

GODOY: And it's not just running - exercise in general has benefits like better mood, reduced anxiety and better blood sugar levels, even better sleep, which is a big one. So if you want advice on how to start an exercise habit you'll actually stick with, we've got a whole guide for that.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GODOY: Now, let's talk maintenance. Even people who do manage to lose weight, many of them struggle to keep it off. Trust me, I've been there in the past. But that's not the case for everyone. Some of the best data on how people maintain weight loss over the long haul comes from something called the National Weight Control Registry. It's a database that's been around since the 1990s, and it tracks people across the U.S. who've lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for at least a year.

HOLLY42 WYATT: And these are people who've been successful. They're the people that we used to think were very rare but are definitely out there.

GODOY: That's Dr. Holly Wyatt. She's an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She studies these people to figure out why they've been successful. And the No. 1 thing they have in common? They exercise every day for about an hour. And that's your final takeaway - exercise seems to play a really big role in maintaining weight. All right, I know, I just told you that exercise has little effect on weight loss, but it seems to play a very different role when it comes to weight maintenance.

WYATT: When it gets to weight loss maintenance, it's going to switch. Now all you want to do is balance how many calories you're eating with how many calories you're burning. That's very different than weight loss. And we know, from a physiology standpoint, the best thing for that isn't nutrition; it's exercise. Exercise is what helped keep it off. It now flip-flops, and it becomes the most important thing.

GODOY: The reason why has to do with changes in your metabolism and hormones we told you about earlier. When you lose weight, you burn fewer calories. But you're probably feeling hungrier, so you want to eat more calories. And Holly says you're basically facing an energy gap between what you burn and how much you actually want to eat.

WYATT: And the greater the weight loss, the bigger that energy gap.

GODOY: A lot of people think once you've lost weight, you've got to eat a lot less forever to keep it off; even people in the National Weight Control Registry seem to think so. They report eating about 1,400 calories a day on average, which is not that much.

WYATT: But you cannot do that forever. Adherence43 to any diet at 13- or 1,400 calories, I can almost guarantee, is going to start to fail, and you're going to eat more.

GODOY: And it turns out, the people who Holly studies who do manage to keep weight off long term, they are eating more than that. They probably just don't realize it because research shows that people are notoriously bad at trying to count calories.

Holly and her colleagues at the University of Colorado, Victoria Catenacci and Danielle Ostendorf, they recently published studies that took highly detailed44 scientific measurements of the metabolisms45 of weight-maintainers - these people had lost about 58 pounds on average and kept it off for about a decade. And what they found was these folks were burning around 2,500 calories a day, but since their weight was stable, that meant they were also eating 2,500 calories a day. In other words, they didn't have to eat a highly restricted diet to keep the weight off, they were just exercising more. They weren't necessarily hitting the gym really hard, though.

WYATT: They're doing all kinds of activity. They do a lot of walking, but they do resistance training. They do a variety of activity. So it's not specifically one activity that's associated with success. I think, more than anything, it's the volume of activity.

GODOY: It's about integrating exercise into your daily life. Now, there is some evidence that some people who lose a lot of weight, their metabolisms slow down even more than you'd predict, just based on the changes in their weight and muscle and fat tissue. But here's the thing - even though their metabolisms slow down more than expected, that doesn't seem to predict who's going to keep the weight off. In fact, that's what Kevin found when he looked at "The Biggest Loser" contestants.

HALL: It was differences in physical activity that were the best predictor of who was able to successfully maintain weight loss over time.

GODOY: In other words, the people who did the best at keeping weight off were also the ones who exercised the most. But we're not talking torturous46 exercise like what was depicted47 on "The Biggest Loser." Kevin says you should choose something you actually like doing because you're going to have to keep up the exercise if you want to keep off the weight.

HALL: You better choose some sort of physical activity that you enjoy doing, that doesn't feel like a chore, that you can enjoy incorporating into your life persistently because your body does persistently fight back and try to make you regain the weight that you've lost. The point is, is that you can win that battle and - as long as you can enjoy and sustain those behavior changes.

GODOY: So you might hear all of this and think, maybe the stress of weight loss isn't worth it, given all these biological hurdles48? And we really don't know everything about why some people manage to keep weight off, when so many other people don't. Or you might decide to try to lose weight anyway, knowing the limitations you're likely to face and the effort it's going to take to maintain that loss. And if you do want to try to lose weight, maybe rethink what your end goal is. Instead of trying to look like some unattainable magazine cover, perhaps just focus on changes that make you feel healthier.

HALL: Those types of changes that you make then become rewards in their own, not specifically tied to the weight loss, per se.

GODOY: So some weight loss is possible, but set realistic expectations, and learn to rejoice in the changes that you're making to make yourself healthier.

HALL: Exactly, exactly. Weight is just one indicator49 of health, and it's a pretty imperfect indicator, at that.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GODOY: All right, let's recap. Takeaway No. 1 - biology makes it hard to lose weight and keep it off.

HALL: It decreases metabolism and increases appetite.

GODOY: Takeaway two - if you do try to lose weight, find healthy habits that you enjoy. You want to make changes that you can stick to over the long haul. Next up, takeaway No. 3 - if you feel hungrier than ever when you're losing weight, it's your hormones, not a lack of willpower. No. 4...

WYATT: Nutrition is doing the heavy lifting when you lose weight.

GODOY: But - and here's our final takeaway...

WYATT: Exercise is really what's important when you want to keep it off.

GODOY: And that doesn't have to mean hardcore exercise.

WYATT: No, you can do moderate intensity50 of activity - works just as good.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GODOY: For more NPR LIFE KIT, check out the next episode in this guide. It's about developing a saner51 mindset for weight loss. If you like what you hear, make sure to check out our other Life Kit guides at npr.org/lifekit. And while you're there, subscribe52 to our newsletter so you don't miss anything. We've got more guides coming every month on all sorts of topics. And here, as always, is a completely random53 tip, this time from NPR's Camille Smiley.

CAMILLE SMILEY, BYLINE54: If you ever accidentally use a permanent marker on a dry-erase board, all you have to do is take a regular dry-erase marker, write directly over the accidental permanent marker writing, and then you can just use an eraser, and it comes right off.

GODOY: If you've got a good tip or want to suggest a topic, email us at [email protected]. I'm Maria Godoy. Thanks for listening.

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1 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 addicted dzizmY     
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
参考例句:
  • He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
  • She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
3 alley Cx2zK     
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
参考例句:
  • We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
  • The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
4 pro tk3zvX     
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者
参考例句:
  • The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
  • Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军?
5 treadmill 1pOyz     
n.踏车;单调的工作
参考例句:
  • The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
  • Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。
6 treadmills f1e353a2026c24d422c24a6c3ce1fa08     
n.枯燥无味的工作[生活方式]( treadmill的名词复数 );(尤指旧时由人或牲畜踩动踏板使之转动的)踏车;(锻炼身体的)跑步机,走步机
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  • But soon, you may think microwave ovens and treadmills too. 但是不久的将来,您可能还会想到微波炉或健身踏车什么的。 来自互联网
  • The Gym has several treadmills an X-trainer machine, bicycles, weights and mats for floor work. 体育馆里配备了:跑步机、教练机、自行车、哑铃和专为做地板运动准备的垫子。 来自互联网
7 contestants 6183e6ae4586949fe63bec42c8d3a422     
n.竞争者,参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 obesity Dv1ya     
n.肥胖,肥大
参考例句:
  • One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
  • Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。
9 epitome smyyW     
n.典型,梗概
参考例句:
  • He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
  • This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。
10 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
参考例句:
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
11 horrified 8rUzZU     
a.(表现出)恐惧的
参考例句:
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
12 metabolism 171zC     
n.新陈代谢
参考例句:
  • After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食,卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
  • All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。
13 physiology uAfyL     
n.生理学,生理机能
参考例句:
  • He bought a book about physiology.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
  • He was awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in physiology.他因生理学方面的建树而被授予诺贝尔奖。
14 mesh cC1xJ     
n.网孔,网丝,陷阱;vt.以网捕捉,啮合,匹配;vi.适合; [计算机]网络
参考例句:
  • Their characters just don't mesh.他们的性格就是合不来。
  • This is the net having half inch mesh.这是有半英寸网眼的网。
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
16 depressed xu8zp9     
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
参考例句:
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
17 kit D2Rxp     
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物
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  • The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
  • The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
18 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
19 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
20 nutrients 6a1e1ed248a3ac49744c39cc962fb607     
n.(食品或化学品)营养物,营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
  • Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 versus wi7wU     
prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下
参考例句:
  • The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
  • The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
22 gender slSyD     
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
参考例句:
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
23 metabolic 2R4z1     
adj.新陈代谢的
参考例句:
  • Impressive metabolic alternations have been undergone during embryogenesis.在胚胎发生期间经历了深刻的代谢变化。
  • A number of intoxicants are associated with metabolic acidosis.许多毒性物质可引起代谢性酸中毒。
24 persistently MlzztP     
ad.坚持地;固执地
参考例句:
  • He persistently asserted his right to a share in the heritage. 他始终声称他有分享那笔遗产的权利。
  • She persistently asserted her opinions. 她果断地说出了自己的意见。
25 regain YkYzPd     
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
参考例句:
  • He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
  • The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
26 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
参考例句:
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
27 permanently KluzuU     
adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地
参考例句:
  • The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
  • The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
28 gritting 51dd4f54ec0b8d94ce6d9df0cead2d3a     
v.以沙砾覆盖(某物),撒沙砾于( grit的现在分词 );咬紧牙关
参考例句:
  • Gritting my teeth, I did my best to stifle one or two remarks. 我咬紧牙关,硬是吞回了几句话。 来自辞典例句
  • It takes gritting your teeth. It takes discipline. 你得咬紧牙关,你得有严格的纪律。 来自辞典例句
29 hormones hormones     
n. 荷尔蒙,激素 名词hormone的复数形式
参考例句:
  • This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
  • The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。
30 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
参考例句:
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
31 conspiring 6ea0abd4b4aba2784a9aa29dd5b24fa0     
密谋( conspire的现在分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致
参考例句:
  • They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
  • John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。
32 diabolical iPCzt     
adj.恶魔似的,凶暴的
参考例句:
  • This maneuver of his is a diabolical conspiracy.他这一手是一个居心叵测的大阴谋。
  • One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
33 glutton y6GyF     
n.贪食者,好食者
参考例句:
  • She's a glutton for work.She stays late every evening.她是个工作狂,每天都很晚才下班。
  • He is just a glutton.He is addicted to excessive eating.他就是个老饕,贪吃成性。
34 actively lzezni     
adv.积极地,勤奋地
参考例句:
  • During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
  • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
35 compensating 281cd98e12675fdbc2f2886a47f37ed0     
补偿,补助,修正
参考例句:
  • I am able to set up compensating networks of nerve connections. 我能建立起补偿性的神经联系网。
  • It is desirable that compensating cables be run in earthed conduit. 补偿导线最好在地下管道中穿过。
36 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
参考例句:
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
37 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
38 high-tech high-tech     
adj.高科技的
参考例句:
  • The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展,这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
  • The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
39 compensate AXky7     
vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消
参考例句:
  • She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
  • Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
40 expenditure XPbzM     
n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗
参考例句:
  • The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
  • The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
41 constrained YvbzqU     
adj.束缚的,节制的
参考例句:
  • The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服,他觉得不得不接受。
  • I feel constrained to write and ask for your forgiveness. 我不得不写信请你原谅。
42 holly hrdzTt     
n.[植]冬青属灌木
参考例句:
  • I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
  • People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。
43 adherence KyjzT     
n.信奉,依附,坚持,固着
参考例句:
  • He was well known for his adherence to the rules.他因遵循这些规定而出名。
  • The teacher demanded adherence to the rules.老师要求学生们遵守纪律。
44 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
参考例句:
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
45 metabolisms fef5637ca3ae7cdc1a11a48aef5a9487     
n.新陈代谢( metabolism的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Garden snails are evolving slower metabolisms. 花园蜗牛新陈代谢进化缓慢。 来自互联网
  • Elite swimmers tend to be born with certain advantages, such as superefficient metabolisms. 精华的游泳者趋于与某个优点出生,例如superefficient新陈代谢。 来自互联网
46 torturous dJaz9     
adj. 痛苦的
参考例句:
  • His breathing was torturous.他的呼吸充满痛苦。
  • This is a torturous agonizing way to kill someone.这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。
47 depicted f657dbe7a96d326c889c083bf5fcaf24     
描绘,描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 ); 描述
参考例句:
  • Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
  • They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。
48 hurdles ef026c612e29da4e5ffe480a8f65b720     
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 );跳栏;(供人或马跳跃的)栏架;跨栏赛
参考例句:
  • In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时,必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
49 indicator i8NxM     
n.指标;指示物,指示者;指示器
参考例句:
  • Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
  • His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。
50 intensity 45Ixd     
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
参考例句:
  • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
  • The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
51 saner 3d0ae5c6cab45f094fb6af1ae9c6423f     
adj.心智健全的( sane的比较级 );神志正常的;明智的;稳健的
参考例句:
  • He seemed wiser than Hurstwood, saner and brighter than Drouet. 他看上去比赫斯渥明智,比杜洛埃稳舰聪明。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Such brooding didn't make him any saner. 然而,苦思冥想并没有使他头脑清醒。 来自辞典例句
52 subscribe 6Hozu     
vi.(to)订阅,订购;同意;vt.捐助,赞助
参考例句:
  • I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
  • The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。
53 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句:
  • The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
54 byline sSXyQ     
n.署名;v.署名
参考例句:
  • His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
  • We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
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