satiety
🇬🇧 UK/sə'taɪɪtɪ/🇺🇸 US/sә'taiiti/
C2
Definitions
n.
The feeling of being completely full or satisfied, to the point of no longer wanting more.
饱足感;满足;过饱
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.sense of satiety饱足感
- 2.satiety hormone饱腹激素
- 3.eat to satiety吃到饱足
- 4.satiety signal饱腹信号
Example Sentences
- 1.
High-fiber foods promote a feeling of satiety and reduce overeating.
- 2.
The hormone leptin plays a key role in signaling satiety to the brain.
- 3.
She ate to satiety and then pushed her plate aside contentedly.