dopamine
dopamine — 名詞
1. a natural body chemical that helps nerve cells pass messages and that doctors ca
多巴胺
幫神經細胞傳訊的化學物質
a natural body chemical that helps nerve cells pass messages and that doctors can also use as a medicine in emergencies
The doctor checked Mia's dopamine levels after her head injury.
醫師在 Mia 頭部受傷後檢查了她的多巴胺濃度。
collocation: dopamine levels
Low dopamine can make walking feel slow and difficult for some patients.
多巴胺偏低時，有些病人走路會變得緩慢又吃力。
low dopamine affecting movement
A game win can cause the brain to release more dopamine.
贏得一場遊戲可能會讓大腦釋放更多多巴胺。
Scientists linked poor sleep to changes in dopamine activity.
科學家發現睡眠不足會改變多巴胺的活動情形。
During surgery, the team gave Walid dopamine to raise his blood pressure.
手術期間，醫療團隊給 Walid 使用多巴胺來提高血壓。
- neurotransmitter
a broader scientific term for any chemical that carries signals between nerve cells, not only dopamine
- brain chemical
an informal everyday phrase often used in popular science, but it is less exact than dopamine
文法句型
dopamine levels
release dopamine
give dopamine to a patient
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable noun. In everyday English it often appears in phrases such as dopamine levels, release dopamine, and a dopamine boost; in hospital contexts, give dopamine often means use it as an emergency medicine.