botox
botox — noun
1. a trade name for an injected treatment made from botulinum toxin, used mainly to
a trade name for an injected treatment made from botulinum toxin, used mainly to relax facial muscles so lines on the skin are less noticeable
Aylin booked Botox before her sister's wedding to soften forehead lines.
get/book Botox for cosmetic treatment
The clinic offers Botox for deep lines between the eyebrows.
Botox for facial lines
After Botox, Dylan could still smile, but his forehead moved less.
Ife asked whether Botox would help the wrinkle beside her eye.
At the follow-up visit, Sirin asked how long Botox usually lasts.
- botulinum toxin
the medical substance name rather than the brand name used in everyday speech
- cosmetic injection
a broader label that can include Botox and other treatments
- wrinkle treatment
a wider term that also covers creams, lasers, and fillers
文法句型
get Botox
have Botox
Botox injection
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable noun. In everyday speech, it often refers to the whole cosmetic treatment, not only to the substance itself.
常見錯誤
botox — verb
- Botoxpresent simple I / you / we / they
- Botoxeshe / she / it
- Botoxedpast simple
- Botoxing-ing form
1. to treat a person's face or another body area with Botox so wrinkles or expressi
to treat a person's face or another body area with Botox so wrinkles or expression lines become less visible
Daichi botoxed the lines above his eyebrows before filming began.
botox + body part / facial lines
The nurse botoxed Paloma's forehead before the live television interview.
botox + person's body part
The doctor botoxed both sides of Felix's brow before the photo shoot.
Paul chose not to botox his face again before summer.
After the visit, Christopher was botoxed around the eyes.
文法句型
botox + [body part]
botox + [person]
be botoxed around + [body part]
用法筆記
Object is often a person or a face area such as the forehead, brow, or eyes. The verb is common in beauty reporting and often appears in passive forms like 'was botoxed'.