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【英语语言学习】人类的第二大脑

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 Hi, it's All in the Mind on RN. Today, why the gut1 has been dubbed2 our second brain.

David Perlmutter: There are some absolutely avant-garde researchers who have finally made a huge leap and have decided3 to look for brain answers outside of the brain, and that seems somewhat counterintuitive. I mean, they once asked Slick Willie Sutton the bank robber, 'Why do you rob banks?' And he said, 'Well, that's because that's where the money is.' And similarly, brain research in terms of diseases has been focused on the brain all of these years, and really has come up pretty empty-handed when you think about the fact that we have no meaningful treatment for Alzheimer's, autism, Parkinson's and MS. And the really exciting news for me as a brain specialist is the fact that we are now uncovering powerful information in the gut that strongly relates to the health and viability4 of the brain.
Lynne Malcolm: According to influential5 neurologist from the US, Dr David Perlmutter, there is some good news about the treatment of brain disorders7 in the future. Cutting edge science is discovering that to an extraordinary degree, not only physical health, but brain and mental health is dictated8 by what goes on in the gut.
First, here's Boston based psychiatrist9 Dr James Greenblatt on the workings of our gastrointestinal tract10, and the role of its bacteria.
James Greenblatt: The microbiome is the collection of bacteria in the GI tract, and for years we always thought that our thoughts and our feelings affect our GI tract, so we might get stomach aches, we might get diarrhoea when we are nervous. But over the past 20 years or so we now understand that the gut can affect brain function. The amount of bacteria that we harbour in our GI tract is massive. There are more cells, more bacterial11 cells in our gut than there is in our entire body, three to four pounds of total weight of bacteria, and what we are finding is that this collection of bacteria, this microbiome if you will, has tremendous neurophysiological effects on mood and behaviour and appetite.
Lynne Malcolm: We'll hear later how James Greenblatt at Walden Behavioural Care in Boston uses information about his patients' gut function to treat brain-based conditions.
But this idea goes back 2,000 years. It was renowned12 Greek physician Hippocrates who said that 'all disease begins in the gut'. Today we take a closer look at how scientists are starting to see the gut as our second brain.
David Perlmutter is author of the New York Times bestselling book Brain Maker13. He believes there's a medical revolution underway with the potential to treat a range of brain related disorders, including autism, ADHD, MS and Alzheimer's disease.
Up until a couple of centuries ago, the brain and the body were considered an integrated whole, but with the more recent trend towards reductionism, the brain and the gut have been seen as quite distinct.
This separation is absurd according to David Perlmutter, who joins me now via Skype from the US. He says so many issues related to the gut are profoundly influential in the brain.
David Perlmutter: We know that the gut, for example, makes more than 90% of very important neurotransmitters, like the happy chemical serotonin that is the reason people take antidepressants, to raise that chemical. More than 90% of that is made in the gut. The gut plays a huge role in detoxifying the body, keeping the brain in a healthy state. The gut manufactures various vitamins that are critically important for the brain.
And really exciting is the understanding that the gut and specifically the bacteria that live within the gut regulate the process of inflammation in the human body. And make no mistake about it, inflammation is the cornerstone of virtually every degenerative condition throughout the body, not just the brain. Inflammation is what is thought to be operative in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, autism, coronary artery15 disease, diabetes16, and even cancer. So when we understand that inflammation is regulated by the gut, and specifically by the level of good versus17 bad bacteria that live within the gut, then we suddenly realise that we have got a powerful new area to explore that can finally give us new leverage18 points in dealing19 with our most pernicious maladies.
Lynne Malcolm: You mentioned serotonin, and a large proportion of serotonin that we produce is produced in the gut, and how that relates to depression and the use of antidepressants. Can you just explain that mechanism20?
David Perlmutter: Certainly. So most of the common antidepressants that are used today are called SSRI, and that stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. It means that basically when serotonin is in the space between two nerve cells, it is taken in in that junction21 and is less able to be active. When you take one of these drugs, it inhibits22 the uptake of serotonin, so it's around longer and basically more active. You are in a sense trying to increase the level of serotonin in the brain.
But the notion that serotonin is only in the brain and only works in the brain is now recognised as being extremely myopic23. We understand that most of the serotonin in the body isn't in the brain, it's made in the gut. So when we see changes in the gut bacteria resulting in inflammation, driving down available serotonin, it gives us a strong connection in terms of our understanding as to why depression is now looked upon as representing an inflammatory disease. It's the same process occurring in the brain that underlies24 depression and autism and even Alzheimer's disease. And now we know that the set point of inflammation in the human body is dictated by the balance or the lack of balance of the bacteria that live within us.
Lynne Malcolm: What connects the gut and the inflammation in the gut to the brain?
David Perlmutter: It is directly connected through a nerve called the vagus nerve. The gut itself, often called the second brain, is richly, richly innervated with nerves throughout its extent in what is called the enteric nervous system, and these two systems communicate instantaneously via electrical cables. So the brain is physically25 connected to the gut, and it is chemically connected to the gut.
There are many pathways by which this happens. One of the most studied is the action of a chemical that lives in the gut, it's called LPS, it stands for lipopolysaccharide. When it gets through the gut wall, when the gut wall isn't functioning appropriately, in other words when the bacteria are imbalanced or when we've consumed certain foods that challenge the gut lining26 or take certain medications that challenge the gut lining, then this LPS gets out and stimulates27 certain white blood cells that then go on to create the chemical mediators of inflammation called cytokines. So this is a process by which changes in the gut through this chemical LPS get out of the gut into the systemic circulation and amp up inflammation.
Now, you can measure LPS very simply, we do it with our patients. So we see published peer-reviewed research that show high levels of LPS in Alzheimer's disease, major depressive disorder6, autism. So we are beginning to see evidence now that these brain related disorders have something related to the gut that is amping up inflammation. So it's time to look elsewhere in terms of outside of the brain for answers to these very, very challenging problems that I deal with every day.
We've seen what are called interventional28 studies dating back as much as a decade ago that have shown changes in mood when human subjects have been given specific strains of probiotic bacteria. And I think that ultimately what we can expect would be research that is going to translate into some treatments for depression and anxiety that are not necessarily pharmaceutical29, that are more based upon manipulating the microbiome, a far safer way of realising significant changes in physiology30, as opposed to treating problems so far down the line, like giving those antidepressants that finally work once the serotonin is in the brain. These new therapies that this research is looking at are looking at finally the fire, not just the smoke.
Lynne Malcolm: Could you briefly31 outline what puts the balance of the bacteria out in the gut?
David Perlmutter: Excellent question. And to take a step back, we realise that when we compare the gut bacteria in rural populations, in non-industrialised places, there is a much richer diversity of bacteria that live there, and various ratios of the bacteria that we don't see in Western cultures. When you live a cosmopolitan32 lifestyle, this significantly changes both the array of the bacteria that live within us, as well is the diversity of these very, very important organisms.
And many factors are involved. On the top of the list, the common diet of Western cultures being very high in carbohydrates33, in simple sugars, very low in fibre, and also having the wrong kinds, for example, of fats. The other big issue is of course medication. Antibiotic34 usage has a huge role to play in damaging the gut bacteria, and new reports are indicating that this damage that occurs is permanent. And certainly in Western cultures we are dramatically over-using antibiotics35 for every cold and sniffle.
75% of the antibiotics that are used here in America are actually used in creating livestock36, to make cattle fatter, to make chickens grow more quickly and eggs et cetera, and then we consume those foods. So we are just beginning to understand that Western cultures' microbiome is dramatically different from more rural agrarian37 populations. The only variable here is the modern cosmopolitan lifestyle, and it may well be responsible for the incredible explosion of these degenerative conditions that we are seeing so prevalent in our modern world.
Lynne Malcolm: David Perlmutter.
Dr James Greenblatt also notes a recent change in our understanding of bacteria in our bodies.
James Greenblatt: More and more research about the vast number of bacteria throughout our body, on our skin, in every aspect of human physiology, most concentrated in the gut, helped our scientists begin to do research looking at the connection between increases in autoimmune disorders, allergies38, asthma39, and a whole host of disorders that we now trace back to what we are calling an overly clean environment, erasing40 all the microbes, and the concept of bacteria being evil villains41 that we have to wipe out with antibiotics. We are now seeing the backlash that these microbes…we have this symbiotic42 relationship and they provide critical function in both the GI tract and throughout our bodies.
Lynne Malcolm: James Greenblatt. He's one of a small number of psychiatrists43 who are taking into account the state of his patients' GI tract when treating them for brain and behavioural conditions.
And David Perlmutter in his book Brain Maker discusses the link between the gut and ADHD in children.
David Perlmutter: This whole notion of ADHD is relatively44 new. The connection of, for example, ADHD to the gut dates back to some really very interesting research that shows significantly higher levels of ADHD in children who were born by caesarean section. And what these researchers did was basically compared risk of developing ADHD with method of birth, and they found a threefold increased risk of developing ADHD if in fact a child was born by caesarean section.
How this relates to our discussion today is that the process of being born is a very important event in the development of a child's microbiome because as you pass through the birth canal the child picks up all kinds of bacteria from the mother. These bacteria go in through the nose and the mouth and colonise the intestines45 with exactly the right bacteria that that child will need to develop his or her immune system, to break down milk and food that it then eats. And when we deprive children of that, it sets the stage for some very important issues. There is a significant increased risk of ADHD, as mentioned, of autism, of type I autoimmune diabetes, coeliac disease, allergies, and even becoming obese46 as an adult when a child is born in that way.
So anything that will affect the microbiome, even beginning at birth, I think should be considered in that it paves the way for us to consider that there is a relationship of things gut related to that issue called ADHD.
We've seen some early reports coming in relating the use of probiotics in the actual treatment of ADHD. So this is very exciting research that is now being developed where nutritional47 modulation48 is having a role to play in what is thought to be, at least here in America, a disorder that is fundamentally something that we want to treat with drugs.
Lynne Malcolm: David Perlmutter. You'll find details of the research article he mentioned on the All in the Mind website. But it's important to note that birth by caesarean section was shown to be a modest risk factor for the development of ADHD, not the only one. Further research is needed to establish stronger links.
You're listening to All in the Mind on RN, Radio Australia, online and on your ABC radio mobile app. I'm Lynne Malcolm. We're discussing the link between our brain and the balance of bacteria in our gut. Could this area of science offer new treatments for a range of brain and mood conditions?
James Greenblatt is a Boston based psychiatrist who believes that some mental issues can be solved by targeting the digestive system. He's CMO of Walden Behavioural Care and author of numerous books including From Bowels49 to Behaviour: How Gut Bacteria Influences Neurochemistry.
James Greenblatt: What we're finding is children that have taken numerous antibiotics for it could be ear infections are the most common, it disrupts the gut flora50, it kills the offending pathogen as well some of the healthy bacteria in the gut, and it sets up an imbalance. In the field it's called a dysbiosis. So we have overgrowth of a yeast51 called candida, a certain strain of yeast, and we have overgrowth of other bacteria that can produce toxic52 metabolites that have direct effects on brain function.
Lynne Malcolm: So how did you come to take this into account in your practice?
James Greenblatt: 20 years ago we were looking at this dysbiosis in primarily autistic children, they have disturbed GI function, many chronic53 gastrointestinal problems, and we looked for bacterial metabolites of clostridia, it's a metabolite that's shorthand labelled HPHPA. And with autistic kids, there was a large number that we were seeing that had these metabolites, and if we aggressively treated this clostridia metabolite we saw improvement in brain function. The metabolite actually disrupts dopamine metabolism54 in the brain, so it inhibits the breakdown55 of dopamine, which means we have kids that are agitated56, sometimes aggressive.
Lynne Malcolm: In James Greenblatt's practice they take a holistic57 integrative approach. As he said, they found a link between the balance of gut bacteria and autism in children. Then they began to see an association between gut bacteria and other psychiatric conditions. He describes the case of one of his teenage patients, Mary, who came to him with obsessive58 compulsive disorder.
James Greenblatt: We did a test called an organic acid, which is how we pick up this elevation59 of this chemical HPHPA, so it's a urine test. And the clostridia in the gut that's overgrowth produce high amounts of this chemical called HPHPA, so when we detected this and with Mary in her presentation to the office with very severe OCD, she was incapacitated by her obsessive thoughts and her rituals, unable to get to school and function. She had tried multiple medications, went to clinics around the US to treat her OCD, but it was until we addressed her GI tract with very high doses of what's called probiotics, good bacteria, were are we able to gradually see this improvement in her disabling obsessive compulsive disorder.
Lynne Malcolm: So tell me about the probiotics. What are they and how do they work?
James Greenblatt: Probiotics are various strains, and there are thousands of bacteria that inhabit our GI tract. The research is young, so it's very hard to know which strains do what. I think the reality is the research is not quite able to pinpoint60 that this bacteria is good for depression or anxiety or weight loss, but it's clear that there are a couple of things the research has repeatedly shown. The diversity of the microflora in the gut is healthy, and we are able to introduce probiotics, healthy bacteria, into the gut to make a difference in both GI tract function and behaviour. So probiotics would be the nutritional supplement based on the strains of bacteria that has been cultured and grown that are introduced into the body and they can be obtained at a health food store or through physicians' offices.
Lynne Malcolm: James Greenblatt is unusual, being a psychiatrist who treats the gut for mental health issues, but he says that the scepticism in his field is decreasing. So, to what extent does he believe that changing a person's microbiome can be effective in treating brain conditions?
James Greenblatt: In all the work that I do and the books that we've been writing over the years, it's really based on the concept of what we call biochemical individuality. So giving probiotics to everybody who is depressed61 or who has obsessive compulsive disorder is not going to be the answer. We are all looking for that silver bullet. But by looking at individual testing, there's a percentage of individuals with major psychiatric illness, from autism, schizophrenia, depression…we had one case of long standing14 trichotillomania, hair pulling, that completely reversed with these high dose probiotics. So by looking at some of these urine tests and these stool tests to be able to predict which individuals have this imbalance, then we have a high success rate of using probiotics.
I think the research has been quite varied62 and I think it's in its infancy63. And the clinical applications have not really been settled and that's why there's still controversy64 in the field, and the research is in its infancy. A group of us who have been looking at this for over 20 years have been able to make those clinical correlations65 between these abnormal lab tests and selecting probiotics.
Lynne Malcolm: So what cautions do you think that we need to take in this field in order not to overstate the potential of treatment via the gut brain connection?
James Greenblatt: I think the things that are quite clear is diversity of the microbiome is healthy, and there are a few markers that we do have is that we can look at. My caution and concern are some of the nutritional supplement companies based on one small study that they have this probiotic that's going to treat depression, another probiotic that's going to treat obesity66, another probiotic that's going to regulate cravings. I think that's where the caution needs to be heeded67 as more and more research needs to be looked at.
I think the simple implication here is that we need to take care of our gut and eating healthy fermented68 foods that provide this ongoing69 introduction of healthy bacteria is critical. Most major cultures in the world have always had fermented foods. And taking probiotics is critically important for our overall health. And for those individuals struggling with mental illness, looking to see if some of these overgrowth of clostridia or yeast are in fact a factor can be tremendously helpful.
Lynne Malcolm: Dr James Greenblatt.
David Perlmutter is very optimistic about the potential of probiotics in the treatment of brain conditions.
David Perlmutter: We're just beginning to see studies appearing that show that early life probiotic supplementation during the first six months of life has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of developing ADHD or what's called Asperger's syndrome70 (which is something on the autistic spectrum) dramatically. And this was a study published in the journal Paediatric Research. I actually have it on my website, I wrote a blog about it. So it's early, and I think you are probably looking for more robust71 research and it isn't quite there yet, but it is happening and it's pretty darn exciting.
Lynne Malcolm: So do you think that you are at risk of overstating the brain-gut connection and the effectiveness of probiotics and supplements as treatment? Because many of the disorders and conditions you talk about are very serious, and if the treatment is ineffective or inappropriate it can have significant impact on people's lives.
David Perlmutter: I don't think I'm overstating. There is not a robust level of research indicating the effectiveness of, for example, probiotics. But I think the exciting part for me as a clinician, as an individual dealing with patients all the time, and that is that I think the door is open to a whole new area that we never conceptualised before. Now I think I can at least say that I for one as a brain specialist am very hopeful that there are new opportunities to treat patients, but I think that it needs to be done in a very measured, careful, safe way. We always want to operate under the dictum of 'above all, do no harm'. So I think your point is very well taken.
Lynne Malcolm: There has also been some criticism that there are products…and I think you are involved in some of the companies that produce the probiotics and the supplements you prescribe…is there a conflict of interest there?
David Perlmutter: Clearly there could be. There is a company that I'm working for here in America that I'm helping72, I'm serving on their scientific board, creating these products based upon peer-reviewed science. So could there be a perceived conflict of interest? Absolutely there could be. People will perceive whatever they want. But I have never prescribed any of these specific products to a patient.
Lynne Malcolm: What do you think the most important next step in gut-brain research is?
David Perlmutter: Some of the most influential thought leaders on the planet are getting together to be involved in studying the microbiome with an emphasis on actually treating disease. We are just beginning to see our researchers have the ability to use the techniques of characterising the gut bacteria, but to analyse this data with some incredibly powerful computer systems, to crunch73 this data, to first determine what is a healthy microbiome, and then to correlate specific changes in the gut bacteria and the metabolites of these altered gut bacteria. In other words, what they are manufacturing or not, and determine how this data carries over to health and disease. Then we can begin to undercover and develop ideas in terms of making the gut bacteria more normal in hopes of treating these diseases. But again, we've got a way to go until we are able to really get our arms around that as a concept.
Lynne Malcolm: Dr David Perlmutter, author of Brain Maker. More details can be found on the All in the Mind website, find your way there via the RN home page.
Production today is by Muditha Dias with sound engineer Judy Rapley.
I'm Lynne Malcolm. Great to have your company. Catch you next time. Bye for now.

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1 gut MezzP     
n.[pl.]胆量;内脏;adj.本能的;vt.取出内脏
参考例句:
  • It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
  • My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。
2 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
参考例句:
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 viability FiHwY     
n.存活(能力)
参考例句:
  • What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么?
  • Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说,科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。
5 influential l7oxK     
adj.有影响的,有权势的
参考例句:
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
6 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
参考例句:
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
7 disorders 6e49dcafe3638183c823d3aa5b12b010     
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 );凌乱;骚乱;(身心、机能)失调
参考例句:
  • Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告,厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 dictated aa4dc65f69c81352fa034c36d66908ec     
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布
参考例句:
  • He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
  • No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 psychiatrist F0qzf     
n.精神病专家;精神病医师
参考例句:
  • He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
  • The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
10 tract iJxz4     
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
参考例句:
  • He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
  • He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。
11 bacterial dy5z8q     
a.细菌的
参考例句:
  • Bacterial reproduction is accelerated in weightless space. 在失重的空间,细菌繁殖加快了。
  • Brain lesions can be caused by bacterial infections. 大脑损伤可能由细菌感染引起。
12 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
参考例句:
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
13 maker DALxN     
n.制造者,制造商
参考例句:
  • He is a trouble maker,You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼,你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
14 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
15 artery 5ekyE     
n.干线,要道;动脉
参考例句:
  • We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。
  • The aorta is the largest artery in the body.主动脉是人体中的最大动脉。
16 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
17 versus wi7wU     
prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下
参考例句:
  • The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
  • The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
18 leverage 03gyC     
n.力量,影响;杠杆作用,杠杆的力量
参考例句:
  • We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
  • He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力,他的计划失败了。
19 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
20 mechanism zCWxr     
n.机械装置;机构,结构
参考例句:
  • The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
  • The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
21 junction N34xH     
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
参考例句:
  • There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
  • You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。
22 inhibits 7fbb1ac5e38d9e83ed670404679a2310     
阻止,抑制( inhibit的第三人称单数 ); 使拘束,使尴尬
参考例句:
  • A small manufacturing sector inhibits growth in the economy. 制造业规模太小有碍经济增长。
  • His bad English inhibits him from speaking freely. 他英语学得不好,这使他不能表达自如。
23 myopic SFtxF     
adj.目光短浅的,缺乏远见的
参考例句:
  • The Government still has a myopic attitude to spending.政府在开支问题上仍然目光短浅。
  • Myopic views could be potentially damaging for us.目光短浅会给我们带来严重的后果。
24 underlies d9c77c83f8c2ab289262fec743f08dd0     
v.位于或存在于(某物)之下( underlie的第三人称单数 );构成…的基础(或起因),引起
参考例句:
  • I think a lack of confidence underlies his manner. 我认为他表现出的态度是因为他缺乏信心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger. 努力找出你的愤怒之下潜藏的情感。 来自辞典例句
25 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
26 lining kpgzTO     
n.衬里,衬料
参考例句:
  • The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
  • Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
27 stimulates 7384b1562fa5973e17b0984305c09f3e     
v.刺激( stimulate的第三人称单数 );激励;使兴奋;起兴奋作用,起刺激作用,起促进作用
参考例句:
  • Exercise stimulates the body. 运动促进身体健康。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Alcohol stimulates the action of the heart. 酒刺激心脏的活动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
28 interventional 88a91854818e05474181feb839ebfbb8     
[医]介入的; 干涉的
参考例句:
  • AM Contrast Nephropathy: What the Interventional Cardiologist Should Know and Do? 对比剂肾病:介入医师必须想到的和做到的是什么? 来自互联网
  • This article reviews some progresses in interventional therapy of liver cancer. 本文就肝癌介入治疗方面的研究进展简要综述。 来自互联网
29 pharmaceutical f30zR     
adj.药学的,药物的;药用的,药剂师的
参考例句:
  • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
  • We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。
30 physiology uAfyL     
n.生理学,生理机能
参考例句:
  • He bought a book about physiology.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
  • He was awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in physiology.他因生理学方面的建树而被授予诺贝尔奖。
31 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
32 cosmopolitan BzRxj     
adj.世界性的,全世界的,四海为家的,全球的
参考例句:
  • New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.纽约是一个高度世界性的城市。
  • She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life.她有四海一家的人生观。
33 carbohydrates 001f0186d1ea717492c413ca718f2635     
n.碳水化合物,糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 );淀粉质或糖类食物
参考例句:
  • The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句
34 antibiotic KNJzd     
adj.抗菌的;n.抗生素
参考例句:
  • The doctor said that I should take some antibiotic.医生说我应该服些用抗生素。
  • Antibiotic can be used against infection.抗菌素可以用来防止感染。
35 antibiotics LzgzQT     
n.(用作复数)抗生素;(用作单数)抗生物质的研究;抗生素,抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
  • The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。
36 livestock c0Wx1     
n.家畜,牲畜
参考例句:
  • Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
  • The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。
37 agrarian qKayI     
adj.土地的,农村的,农业的
参考例句:
  • People are leaving an agrarian way of life to go to the city.人们正在放弃农业生活方式而转向城市。
  • This was a feature of agrarian development in Britain.这是大不列颠土地所有制发展的一个特征。
38 allergies 2c527dd68e63f119442f4352f2a0b950     
n.[医]过敏症;[口]厌恶,反感;(对食物、花粉、虫咬等的)过敏症( allergy的名词复数 );变态反应,变应性
参考例句:
  • Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
  • Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句
39 asthma WvezQ     
n.气喘病,哮喘病
参考例句:
  • I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
  • Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。
40 erasing 363d15bcbcde17f34d1f11e0acce66fc     
v.擦掉( erase的现在分词 );抹去;清除
参考例句:
  • He was like a sponge, erasing the past, soaking up the future. 他象一块海绵,挤出过去,吸进未来。 来自辞典例句
  • Suddenly, fear overtook longing, erasing memories. 突然,恐惧淹没了渴望,泯灭了回忆。 来自辞典例句
41 villains ffdac080b5dbc5c53d28520b93dbf399     
n.恶棍( villain的名词复数 );罪犯;(小说、戏剧等中的)反面人物;淘气鬼
参考例句:
  • The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
42 symbiotic FrbwR     
adj.共栖的,共生的
参考例句:
  • Racing has always had a symbiotic relationship with betting.赛马总是与赌博相挂钩。
  • Engineering completely new symbiotic relationship is obviously not an imminent possibility.筹划完全新的共生关系显然是可能性不大。
43 psychiatrists 45b6a81e510da4f31f5b0fecd7b77261     
n.精神病专家,精神病医生( psychiatrist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They are psychiatrists in good standing. 他们是合格的精神病医生。 来自辞典例句
  • Some psychiatrists have patients who grow almost alarmed at how congenial they suddenly feel. 有些精神分析学家发现,他们的某些病人在突然感到惬意的时候几乎会兴奋起来。 来自名作英译部分
44 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地,相对地
参考例句:
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
45 intestines e809cc608db249eaf1b13d564503dbca     
n.肠( intestine的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Perhaps the most serious problems occur in the stomach and intestines. 最严重的问题或许出现在胃和肠里。 来自辞典例句
  • The traps of carnivorous plants function a little like the stomachs and small intestines of animals. 食肉植物的捕蝇器起着动物的胃和小肠的作用。 来自辞典例句
46 obese uvIya     
adj.过度肥胖的,肥大的
参考例句:
  • The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了,不能算是健康。
  • Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
47 nutritional 4HRxN     
adj.营养的,滋养的
参考例句:
  • A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
  • The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。
48 modulation mEixk     
n.调制
参考例句:
  • The soft modulation of her voice soothed the infant. 她柔和的声调使婴儿安静了。
  • Frequency modulation does not allow static to creep in. 频率调制不允许静电干扰混入。
49 bowels qxMzez     
n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处
参考例句:
  • Salts is a medicine that causes movements of the bowels. 泻盐是一种促使肠子运动的药物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cabins are in the bowels of the ship. 舱房设在船腹内。 来自《简明英汉词典》
50 flora 4j7x1     
n.(某一地区的)植物群
参考例句:
  • The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
  • All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。
51 yeast 7VIzu     
n.酵母;酵母片;泡沫;v.发酵;起泡沫
参考例句:
  • Yeast can be used in making beer and bread.酵母可用于酿啤酒和发面包。
  • The yeast began to work.酵母开始发酵。
52 toxic inSwc     
adj.有毒的,因中毒引起的
参考例句:
  • The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
  • There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
53 chronic BO9zl     
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
参考例句:
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
54 metabolism 171zC     
n.新陈代谢
参考例句:
  • After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食,卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
  • All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。
55 breakdown cS0yx     
n.垮,衰竭;损坏,故障,倒塌
参考例句:
  • She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
  • The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障,但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。
56 agitated dzgzc2     
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
参考例句:
  • His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
  • She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
57 holistic OQqzJ     
adj.从整体着眼的,全面的
参考例句:
  • There is a fundamental ambiguity in the use of word "whole" in recent holistic literature.在近代的整体主义著作中,“整体”这个词的用法极其含混。
  • In so far as historicism is technological,its approach is not piecemeal,but "holistic".仅就历史决定论是一种技术而论,它的方法不是渐进的,而是“整体主义的”。
58 obsessive eIYxs     
adj. 着迷的, 强迫性的, 分神的
参考例句:
  • Some people are obsessive about cleanliness.有些人有洁癖。
  • He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.他对守时要求越来越过分了。
59 elevation bqsxH     
n.高度;海拔;高地;上升;提高
参考例句:
  • The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
  • His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。
60 pinpoint xNExL     
vt.准确地确定;用针标出…的精确位置
参考例句:
  • It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出,现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
  • I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。
61 depressed xu8zp9     
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
参考例句:
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
62 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的,多变化的
参考例句:
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
63 infancy F4Ey0     
n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期
参考例句:
  • He came to England in his infancy.他幼年时期来到英国。
  • Their research is only in its infancy.他们的研究处于初级阶段。
64 controversy 6Z9y0     
n.争论,辩论,争吵
参考例句:
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
65 correlations 4a9b6fe1ddc2671881c9aa3d6cc07e8e     
相互的关系( correlation的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • One would expect strong and positive correlations between both complexes. 人们往往以为这两个综合体之间有紧密的正相关。
  • The correlations are of unequal value. 这些对应联系的价值并不相同。
66 obesity Dv1ya     
n.肥胖,肥大
参考例句:
  • One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
  • Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。
67 heeded 718cd60e0e96997caf544d951e35597a     
v.听某人的劝告,听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 );变平,使(某物)变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告,把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
68 fermented e1236246d968e9dda0f02e826f25e962     
v.(使)发酵( ferment的过去式和过去分词 );(使)激动;骚动;骚扰
参考例句:
  • When wine is fermented, it gives off gas. 酒发酵时发出气泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His speeches fermented trouble among the workers. 他的演讲在工人中引起骚动。 来自辞典例句
69 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的,前进的
参考例句:
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
70 syndrome uqBwu     
n.综合病症;并存特性
参考例句:
  • The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
  • Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。
71 robust FXvx7     
adj.强壮的,强健的,粗野的,需要体力的,浓的
参考例句:
  • She is too tall and robust.她个子太高,身体太壮。
  • China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道,中国希望保持经济强势增长,以减少贫困和失业状况。
72 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
73 crunch uOgzM     
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声
参考例句:
  • If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
  • People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
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