esophagus

IPA/iˈsɒfəɡəs/
KK[ɪsˈɑfəɡəs]IPA/iˈsɑːfəɡəs/

esophagus — 名詞

  • esophagussingular
  • esophagiplural

1. the long, narrow tube inside the body that carries food and drink from the throa

1.名詞B2
釋義

食道

連接喉嚨與胃部的肌肉管

the long, narrow tube inside the body that carries food and drink from the throat down into the stomach

例句

Stomach acid entered Tomás's esophagus and caused a burning feeling in his chest.

胃酸進入了 Tomás 的食道，造成他胸口一陣灼熱感。

stomach acid + esophagus (common medical phrase)

Zola felt a sharp pain in her esophagus after swallowing a piece of dry bread.

Zola 吞下一塊乾麵包後，感覺到食道傳來一陣刺痛。

collocation: pain in the esophagus

同義詞
  • food pipe

    informal everyday term used in casual conversation instead of the medical name

  • gullet

    older, less common term that may refer to the throat area broadly

用法筆記

This is the American English spelling. In British English, the same body part is spelled oesophagus. Informally, it may be called the food pipe.

常見錯誤

❌I swallowed water and it went down my windpipe.
✅I swallowed water and it went down my esophagus.
💡The windpipe (trachea) carries air to the lungs; the esophagus carries food and drink to the stomach.