“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

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2. 實用表達

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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(yī)的預約。

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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