glucose

glucose — 名詞

1. a simple sugar that living things use as their main source of energy; it occurs

1.名詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • blood glucose
  • glucose level
  • glucose tablet
  • glucose drink
  • stored glucose
同義詞
  • dextrose

    the same chemical substance, used mainly in medical and food-industry contexts

  • sugar

    a broader, everyday term; glucose is one specific type of sugar

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.

常見錯誤

The doctor checked my glucoses.
The doctor checked my glucose level.
Glucose is uncountable and cannot take a plural -s ending.

同根字

  • glycemic
    形容詞C1
  • glucagon
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • blood glucose
  • glucose level
  • glucose test
  • glucose tablet
  • glucose monitor
  • glucose solution

常用片語

  • glucose tolerance test
  • blood glucose meter
  • glucose-lowering medication

介系詞搭配

  • of glucose
  • in glucose