[N-COUNT 可数名词]腺 A gland is an organ in the body which produces chemical substances for the body to use or get rid of.
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...the hormones secreted by our endocrine glands.
人体内分泌腺分泌的荷尔蒙
...sweat glands.
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gland/ɡlænd; NAmEɡlænd/nounan organ in a person's or an animal's body that produces a substance for the body to use. There are many different glandsin the body. 腺◆a snake's poison glands蛇的毒腺◆Her glands are swollen.她的腺体肿胀。☞see also
pituitary
▶glan·du·lar/ˈɡlændjʊlə(r); NAmEˈɡlændʒələr/adjective[usually before noun ]◆glandular tissue腺体组织glandglandsgland/ɡlænd; NAmEɡlænd/glan·du·lar/ˈɡlændjʊlə(r); NAmEˈɡlændʒələr/
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glandgland /ɡlænd/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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an organ of the body which produces a substance that the body needs, such as hormones,sweat, or saliva: the pituitary gland
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