enzymes

IPA/ˈɛnzaɪmz/
KK[ˈɛnzˌaɪmz]IPA/ˈɛnzˌaɪmz/

enzymes — 名詞

1. substances made by living cells that make particular chemical changes happen fas

1.名詞B2
釋義

酵素

活細胞產生、能加快化學反應的物質

substances made by living cells that make particular chemical changes happen faster without being used up themselves.

例句

Digestive enzymes in your stomach help break lunch into smaller parts.

你胃裡的消化酵素會把午餐分解成更小的部分。

enzymes help break down food

The doctor said Jude lacks the enzymes needed to digest milk sugar.

醫師說 Jude 缺少分解牛奶糖分所需的酵素。

lack the enzymes needed to + verb

常見搭配
  • digestive enzymes
  • plant enzymes
  • laundry enzymes
  • enzymes break down food
同義詞
  • catalysts

    broader scientific term that can also describe non-living substances

  • digestive agents

    explanatory phrase rather than the usual technical term

文法句型

enzymes + break down + food/stains

enzymes in + stomach/cells

lack + the enzymes needed to + verb

用法筆記

Common in science, health, and food contexts, often with verbs such as break down, digest, and produce. Writers usually mention what the enzymes act on, such as food, stains, or cells.

常見錯誤

This enzymes helps digestion.
These enzymes help digestion.
'enzymes' is plural, so it takes a plural determiner and verb.
Enzymes destroy food in your stomach.
Enzymes break down food in your stomach.
they cause chemical change, not simple destruction.

同根字

  • enzyme
    名詞B2
  • enzymatic
    形容詞C1
  • enzymatically
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • digestive enzymes
  • plant enzymes
  • laundry enzymes
  • enzyme activity

常用片語

  • enzymes break down food
  • the enzymes needed to digest

介系詞搭配

  • enzymes in the stomach
  • enzymes for digestion