【caffeine】 - AEAS备考词汇

caffeine

UK:  ['kæfiːn]

US:  ['kæ.fin]

n.

1.咖啡碱,咖啡因

2.咖啡硷

3.三甲黄嘌呤

1 . Theobromine, like caffeine, and also like the asthma drug theophylline, belong to the chemical group known as xanthine alkaloids.
可可碱与咖啡因、茶碱（哮喘药）一样，属于黄嘌呤生物碱家族。

2 . They're gonna charge me a few thou I don't have to tell me to rest a bit and not to drink alcohol or caffeine.
他们会收我几千块，不用说我也知道他们会告诉我休息休息，不要喝酒，不要摄入咖啡因。

3 . The key is to know how much of something we can have (especially if it's loaded with sugar or caffeine).
关键是要知道我们可以吃下多少那种东西（尤其是当里面充满了糖分或咖啡因时）。

4 . How you react to caffeine may be determined in part by how much caffeine you're used to drinking.
你对咖啡因的反应在一定程度上取决于你之前对咖啡因的摄入量。

5 . That's really the only reason I can think of as to why so many recent studies have come out on whether caffeine is "good" for you or not.
我能想到的是为什么最近出现很多对咖啡因是否对人有益的研究，只有这个原因。