tummy tuck

IPA/tˈʌmi tˈʌk/
IPA/tˈʌmi tˈʌk/

tummy tuck — 名詞

1. an operation that removes loose skin and extra fat from around the stomach and t

1.名詞C1
釋義

腹部整形

去除腹部多餘皮膚脂肪並收緊肌肉的手術

an operation that removes loose skin and extra fat from around the stomach and tightens the muscles there, so the area looks flatter and firmer.

例句

After losing forty kilos, Ayana booked a tummy tuck to remove the loose skin.

減掉四十公斤後，Ayana 預約了腹部整形手術，去除鬆弛的皮膚。

have/get a tummy tuck — countable noun for the operation

Many mothers ask the surgeon about a tummy tuck once they have finished having children.

許多媽媽在生完小孩後，會向外科醫師詢問腹部整形手術。

ask about a tummy tuck — typical pre-surgery collocation

同義詞
  • abdominoplasty

    the formal medical term surgeons write on charts; rarely used in everyday speech

  • cosmetic surgery

    broader category covering tummy tucks, facelifts, and other appearance-changing operations

文法句型

have a tummy tuck

get a tummy tuck

用法筆記

Frequently appears with 'have' or 'get' rather than 'do' — the patient has the operation and the surgeon performs it. The everyday word for what doctors formally call 'abdominoplasty'; use 'tummy tuck' in conversation and 'abdominoplasty' on a medical form.

常見錯誤

❌She did a tummy tuck to flatten her stomach.
✅She had a tummy tuck to flatten her stomach.
💡the patient 'has' the operation; the surgeon performs it.
❌a tummy-tuck surgery' (redundant).
✅a tummy tuck
💡the term already names the surgery, so adding 'surgery' is unnecessary.