tongue depressor

IPA/ˈtʌŋ dɪpresə(r)/
IPA/ˈtʌŋ dɪpresər/

tongue depressor — 名詞

1. A small, flat medical tool, typically made of wood, that a healthcare worker use

1.名詞B2
釋義

壓舌板

醫生檢查口腔時使用的小型扁平工具

A small, flat medical tool, typically made of wood, that a healthcare worker uses to keep the tongue gently pressed down while checking a patient's throat and mouth for signs of illness.

例句

The nurse handed the doctor a clean tongue depressor before examining the little girl's throat.

護士在檢查小女孩的喉嚨前，遞給醫生一根乾淨的壓舌板。

article + noun: 'a tongue depressor'

Dr. Paloma used a wooden depressor and asked Yumi to say 'ahh' while checking her throat.

Paloma 醫生用一根木製壓舌板，請 Yumi 張嘴說「啊」，同時檢查她的喉嚨。

shortened form: depressor (context clear)

常見搭配
  • wooden tongue depressor
  • plastic tongue depressor
  • disposable tongue depressor
  • use a tongue depressor
  • sterile tongue depressor
同義詞
  • depressor

    Medical shorthand used by healthcare workers; not commonly used by the general public.

文法句型

a tongue depressor

tongue depressors (plural)

用法筆記

Tongue depressors are almost exclusively used by medical professionals in clinics or hospitals — patients do not typically own or buy them for home use.

常見錯誤

The doctor used a tongue depressor to hold my tongue up.
The doctor used a tongue depressor to press my tongue down.
The tool pushes the tongue downward, not upward.
I bought a tongue depressor from the pharmacy for my sore throat.
I bought some throat lozenges from the pharmacy for my sore throat.
A tongue depressor is a diagnostic tool for doctors, not a medicine for a sore throat.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • box (a box of tongue depressors)
  • clinic
  • supply (a supply of tongue depressors)

副詞搭配

  • gently (press the tongue down with a tongue depressor)

介系詞搭配

  • against (hold a depressor against the tongue)