flatulence

/ˈflætʃələns/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflætʃələns/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfla-chə-lən(t)s/ (ame, mw)

flatulence — 名詞

1. a condition where too much gas collects in your digestive system, making you fee

1.名詞C1
釋義

脹氣

腸胃積氣造成不適

a condition where too much gas collects in your digestive system, making you feel uncomfortable or pass wind more often.

例句

After the bean soup, Hari had flatulence on the long bus ride.

喝完豆湯後，Hari 在漫長的巴士車程中一直脹氣。

have flatulence after + food

The doctor asked whether Salma's flatulence got worse after milk.

醫師問 Salma 喝牛奶後，脹氣會不會變得更嚴重。

flatulence got worse after + food

同義詞
  • gas

    the everyday word and less formal than flatulence

  • wind

    more common in British English and often used for air leaving the body

  • bloating

    focuses more on the swollen feeling than on the gas itself

文法句型

have + flatulence

suffer from + flatulence

flatulence after + food

用法筆記

Mostly formal and often used in medical, dietary, or product advice. In everyday conversation, many speakers use gas instead, especially for mild or temporary discomfort.

常見錯誤

❌The beans gave me a flatulence.
✅The beans gave me flatulence.
💡This noun is usually uncountable, so English does not normally use 'a' before it.