troche
troche — 名詞
1. a small, medicated tablet that dissolves slowly in the mouth to relieve a sore t
喉片
置於口中緩慢溶解的藥片，用於舒緩喉嚨不適
a small, medicated tablet that dissolves slowly in the mouth to relieve a sore throat, cough, or mouth irritation. For example, the kind of lozenge a pharmacist recommends when your throat feels scratchy and dry.
Before her evening concert, Lara dissolved a medicated troche to calm her scratchy throat.
晚間音樂會前，Lara 含了一顆藥用喉片來緩解喉嚨沙啞不適。
collocation: dissolve/dissolved a troche
The pharmacist showed Ryo a box of honey-lemon troches and explained each should dissolve slowly.
藥師拿了一盒蜂蜜檸檬喉片給 Ryo 看，並說明每顆都應該慢慢溶解。
collocation: honey-lemon troche / herbal troche
Each winter, Darius keeps troches in his desk for when office air irritates his throat.
每年冬天，Darius 會在辦公桌抽屜裡放幾顆喉片，以備喉嚨不舒服時使用。
The nurse recommended a mild anaesthetic troche to soothe the irritated tissue in Quan's mouth.
護理師推薦了一款輕微麻醉的喉片，讓 Quan 舒緩口腔內發炎的組織。
pattern: recommend + troche + for + [purpose]
- dissolve a troche
- suck on a troche
- medicated/herbal troche
- honey-lemon troche
- cough troche
- throat troche
- lozenge
more general term; troche is a subtype of medicated lozenge often used in pharmacy contexts
- cough drop
informal everyday term for a small, flavoured throat soothing sweet
- pastille
similar small medicated tablet, often round and sometimes made from a sugar-based paste; more common in British English
文法句型
troche + for + [condition]
dissolve/suck + a + troche
用法筆記
Troche is the formal medical term; in everyday conversation, most people say throat lozenge or cough drop. Frequently used with the verbs dissolve and suck.
常見錯誤
同根字
- trochiscus名詞C2