intestine
🇬🇧 UK/in'testin/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
The long tube in the body through which food passes after leaving the stomach; the bowel.
肠
adj.
Internal; occurring within a country or group.
内部的;国内的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedintestroot
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ineof, relating to, resembling
=intestine
Example Sentences
- 1.
The human intestine absorbs nutrients from food and eliminates waste through complex biological processes.
- 2.
Intestine diseases such as Crohn's disease cause severe inflammation and digestive complications.
- 3.
The intestine warfare among rival factions destabilized the region's peace for decades.