intestine
noun /ɪnˈtestɪn/
/ɪnˈtestɪn/
(also intestines [plural])
- enlarge imagea long tube in the body between the stomach and the anus. Food passes from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to the large intestine.
肠 - bacteria in the small intestine
小肠中的细菌
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- lower
- …
- along the intestine
- in the intestine
- through the intestine
- …
- the wall of the intestine
词源late Middle English: from Latin intestinum, neuter of intestinus, from intus ‘within’. - bacteria in the small intestine