time-release
time-release — 形容詞
1. A time-release pill or medicine is made so that its active ingredient enters you
緩釋
藥物在體內緩慢釋放的
A time-release pill or medicine is made so that its active ingredient enters your body slowly over many hours, providing a steady effect instead of acting all at once.
Omar takes a time-release vitamin every morning so his body gets nutrients throughout the day.
Omar 每天早上服用一顆緩釋維生素，讓身體整天都能獲得營養。
attributive before 'vitamin'
The pharmacist said the time-release capsule would keep Constanza's blood pressure stable all day.
藥劑師解釋說，這顆緩釋膠囊可以讓 Constanza 的血壓在整整二十四小時內保持穩定。
grammar pattern: time-release + [capsule]
Tunde switched to a time-release formula because taking pills four times a day was inconvenient.
Tunde 改用了緩釋配方，因為每天吃四次藥太不方便了。
Amara used a time-release patch on her shoulder so the ache would not disturb her sleep.
Amara 在肩膀上貼了一塊緩釋貼片，這樣疼痛就不會干擾她的睡眠。
- sustained-release
More clinical; commonly used in medical literature and on prescription labels.
- extended-release
Often interchangeable with 'time-release'; frequently abbreviated as 'XR' or 'ER' on pill bottles.
- controlled-release
Emphasises precise dosing over time; more formal and technical in tone.
- immediate-release
Describes a pill that releases all of its active ingredient at once, not gradually.
- fast-acting
Focuses on quick onset of effect rather than duration; opposite goal from time-release.
文法句型
time-release + [pill/capsule/tablet/formula/medicine]
用法筆記
Always placed directly before the noun it modifies. The noun is almost always a type of medication — pill, capsule, tablet, formula, or drug.