新陈代谢
❶metabolism
❷the new superseding the old
生物都有~,有生长、繁殖和死亡。All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism:it grows,reproduces and perishes./~是宇宙间普遍的永远不可抵抗的规律。The supersession of the old by the new is a general,eternal and inviolable law of the universe./推动新旧社会的代谢give impetus for the supersession of the old society by the new
新陈代谢xīn chén dài xiè
陈:陈旧的;代:更换;谢:凋谢,衰亡。指生物体经常不断用新物质代替旧物质的过程。现也泛指新的事物滋生发展,代替衰亡的旧事物。the new superseding the old, metabolism, The old gives place to the new.