1·Oestrogen is a female sex hormone.
雌激素是一种雌性荷尔蒙。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·That, unfortunately, combines with another effect of too much fat, which is that it stimulates the production of oestrogen by cells that are involved in the storage of fat.
不幸的是，这和另外一个过多摄入脂肪的影响就结合起来，过多摄入脂肪通过那些储存脂肪的细胞会刺激雌激素的产生。
3·By deleting the enzyme-producing gene, the scientists believe that they caused the female mice to be exposed to extra oestrogen, by preventing their brains from filtering out the hormone.
通过敲除这种能够产生酶的基因，科学家认为他们可以通过阻止雌性老鼠大脑过滤掉激素，使雌性老鼠受到额外的雌激素的影响。
4·Early periods could be linked with breast cancer - possibly because women are exposed to higher levels of oestrogen over their lifetime.
青春期提前和乳腺癌有关系，也很可能是因为女性在一生中有着很高水平的雌激素。
5·While testosterone will improve spatial ability, the female hormone, oestrogen, suppresses it.
睾酮提高空间能力，而女性激素——雌激素却抑制空间能力。