cholesterol

UK:  [kə'lestərɒl]

US:  [kə'lestərɑl]

n.

1.〔生化〕胆固醇

2.【生物化学】胆固醇,胆甾醇,异辛甾烯醇

1 . HDL, termed high-density lipoprotein, clears up cholesterol, takes it out of the system, is helpful .
即高密度脂蛋白，清除胆固醇，把胆固醇从循环系统中去掉，是有用的。

2 . 'Just as you get your cholesterol or your blood pressure measured, you'd get your telomeres checked. '
他充满热情地介绍：“正如你给你的胆固醇或者血压做测量一样，你也会去检测你的染色体端粒。”

3 . Gorske is slim and obviously has low cholesterol; he eats two Big Macs a day and said he would continue "until I die" .
葛斯克体型苗条，胆固醇也明显不高，他每天吃两个巨无霸汉堡，并且称他到死都会这样做。

4 . Eating too much saturated fat (like the kind found in this classic breakfast) can cause high cholesterol.
摄入过多的饱和脂肪（像图中典型的早餐所含）可导致胆固醇升高。

5 . Only very high levels of serum cholesterol seem to be a significant risk factor.
只有非常高的血清胆固醇似乎是一个重要的危险因素。