“牙疼不是病,疼起來真要命“,今天就來學習一些實用的口腔英語。
1. 牙齒疾病詞匯
toothache 牙疼
tooth decay 蛀牙
dental decay/treatment 牙齒腐蝕/牙科治療
bad breath 口臭
a chipped/cracked tooth 牙齒破損
chipped 有缺口的
cracked 破裂的;有裂縫的
gingivitis 牙齦炎
plaque 齒菌斑,牙斑
plaque本意是銘牌;匾牌,也有“齒菌斑,牙斑”的意思。blue plaque是名人故居標示牌;紀念匾。
a crooked tooth 牙齒歪斜
crooked意思是歪的,不直的;彎曲的。
比如:His front teeth are crooked.他的門牙長得歪歪扭扭。
sensitive teeth 敏感牙齒
tooth erosion 牙齒酸蝕
2. 實用表達
My toothache has lasted for a whole week.
我牙疼了一周了。
I think I may have tooth decay.
我感覺我可能蛀牙了。
這句話里的decay是名詞,另外,decay的動詞意思就是腐蝕;(使)衰敗,(使)衰弱。
Sugar makes your teeth decay.
糖能引起蛀牙。
I'm having my wisdom teeth out.
我要拔智齒。
(美式英語里會說:I had to have a tooth pulled)
She had to cancel her dental appointment.
她不得不取消去看牙醫的預約。
3. tooth習語
fight tooth and nail
竭盡全力
in the teeth of sth
違抗;不顧
get your teeth into sth
專注于
set sb's teeth on edge
(尤指噪聲)使(某人)非常惱火
(作者:球球)