glucose
/ˈɡluːkəʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡluːkəʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈglü-ˌkōs -ˌkōz/ (ame, mw)
glucose — 名詞
1. a simple sugar that living things use as their main source of energy; it occurs
葡萄糖
植物水果中的糖；身體主要能量來源
a simple sugar that living things use as their main source of energy; it occurs naturally in fruits and other plants.
Diya learned in biology class that glucose gives energy to every cell in the body.
Diya 在生物課上學到，葡萄糖為身體的每一個細胞提供能量。
glucose gives energy to every cell — subject + verb + indirect object
The doctor told Mr. Karim to check his blood glucose levels after meals.
醫生告訴 Karim 先生，要在飯後檢查他的血糖值。
collocation: blood glucose level
Early in the morning, Hiro's body uses stored glucose to help him wake up.
清晨時，Hiro 的身體會利用儲存的葡萄糖來幫助他醒來。
When you eat an orange, your body turns the fruit sugar into glucose for energy.
當你吃柳橙時，身體會將果糖轉化為葡萄糖來提供能量。
Lauren felt weak before lunch, so her coach gave her a glucose tablet.
Lauren 在午餐前感到虛弱，於是教練給了她一顆葡萄糖片。
用法筆記
Glucose is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form. It commonly appears as a modifier in compound medical terms such as blood glucose level and glucose tolerance test.