x-rays
x-rays — 名詞
1. energy in the form of extremely short waves that can travel through solid object
輻射線
能穿透物體的短波能量
energy in the form of extremely short waves that can travel through solid objects such as wood and human tissue, used mainly in medicine to create images of bones and organs inside the body
The dentist placed a heavy lead apron over Megan to protect her from X-rays during the procedure.
牙醫在 Megan 身上放了一條沈重的鉛圍裙，以在手術過程中保護她免受輻射線傷害。
collocation: protect from X-rays
X-rays pass easily through muscle and skin but are blocked by dense materials like bone and metal.
輻射線可以輕易穿過肌肉和皮膚，但會被骨頭和金屬等緻密的物質阻擋。
X-rays + verb (pass through / are blocked by)
Airport security machines use tiny amounts of X-rays to see what is inside passengers' luggage.
機場安檢機器使用微量的輻射線來查看旅客行李內的物品。
Too much exposure to X-rays over a person's lifetime can increase health risks, so doctors use them only when needed.
一個人一生中如果接觸太多輻射線，可能會增加健康風險，因此醫師只在必要時使用。
- radiation
broader term that includes other types of energy rays such as gamma rays
- Röntgen rays
historical term for X-rays, rarely used outside specialist texts
文法句型
X-rays + verb (are used / can pass through)
用法筆記
When referring to the radiation itself, X-rays is treated as a plural noun that takes a plural verb (X-rays are…); in technical writing the singular form X-ray radiation is sometimes preferred.
常見錯誤
2. a black-and-white picture of the inside of a body, created by directing X-ray en
Ｘ光片
顯示體內狀況的黑白影像
a black-and-white picture of the inside of a body, created by directing X-ray energy through the body onto film or a digital screen, used by doctors to see bones and organs
The doctor held Noa's X-ray up to the light and pointed to a thin crack in her wrist bone.
醫師將 Noa 的 X 光片舉到燈光前，指出她手腕骨上一道細微的裂痕。
an X-ray + of [body part] showing an injury
Tariro's chest X-ray showed that both lungs were clear and healthy.
Tariro 的胸部 X 光片顯示他的兩個肺都很乾淨健康。
body-part + X-ray as a compound noun
The nurse pinned Haruto's dental X-rays onto the light board for the dentist to examine.
護理師將 Haruto 的牙齒 X 光片釘在燈板上，讓牙醫仔細檢查。
Mizuki kept a copy of her daughter's ankle X-ray in the family medical folder at home.
Mizuki 把女兒腳踝 X 光片的複本收在家裡的醫療資料夾中。
The emergency doctor looked at Lien's X-ray and said the elbow was not broken, just badly bruised.
急診醫師看了 Lien 的 X 光片後說手肘沒有骨折，只是嚴重挫傷。
- radiograph
formal medical term for an X-ray image, rarely used outside hospitals or professional reports
文法句型
an X-ray of [body part]
have / get an X-ray done
用法筆記
X-ray (photograph) is a countable noun — one X-ray, two X-rays. It is commonly combined with a body part as a compound noun: chest X-ray, dental X-ray, ankle X-ray.
常見錯誤
3. a medical appointment or procedure during which a picture of the inside of the b
Ｘ光檢查
利用X光診斷的醫療程序
a medical appointment or procedure during which a picture of the inside of the body is taken with X-rays so that a doctor can check for broken bones, disease, or other health problems
After Sofie fell off her bicycle, the doctor sent her for an X-ray of her left shoulder.
Sofie 從腳踏車上摔下來之後，醫師安排她去照左肩的 X 光。
go for / send someone for an X-ray
The X-ray only took about ten minutes, but Asher had to wait an hour for the results.
X 光檢查只花了大概十分鐘，但 Asher 等了一個小時才拿到結果。
Rania had a chest X-ray as part of her yearly health check at the clinic.
Rania 在診所年度健檢時照了胸部 X 光。
The dentist recommended an X-ray to find out whether Ignacio had a cavity between two of his back teeth.
牙醫建議 Ignacio 照 X 光，看看他的後排牙齒之間是否有蛀牙。
Trang needed an X-ray after he twisted his knee during a soccer game, but fortunately nothing was torn.
Trang 踢足球時扭傷膝蓋，需要照 X 光確認韌帶是否斷裂——所幸沒有。
- scan
more general term for any medical imaging procedure, including CT and MRI scans, not limited to X-ray technology
文法句型
have / get / go for an X-ray
an X-ray of [body part]
用法筆記
This sense refers to the event or procedure, not the resulting image. If you say I had an X-ray this morning, you mean the examination took place; to talk about the picture, use sense 2 (BODY IMAGE).
常見錯誤
x-rays — 動詞
- x-rayspresent simple I / you / we / they
- x-rayses3rd person singular
- x-raysing-ing form
- x-raysedpast simple
1. to point a special machine at a person or animal so that short-wave energy passe
照Ｘ光
用X光為身體內部攝影
to point a special machine at a person or animal so that short-wave energy passes through their body and creates a picture of bones and internal organs for medical diagnosis
The nurse X-rayed Devika's leg to see whether the bone was broken or just badly bruised.
護理師幫 Devika 的腿照 X 光，看看骨頭是斷了還是嚴重挫傷。
X-rayed + body part as direct object
After the car accident, the hospital staff X-rayed Tariro's neck and spine as a safety measure.
車禍之後，醫院人員為 Tariro 的脖子和脊椎照了 X 光以策安全。
The veterinarian X-rayed the dog's stomach to find out what the animal had swallowed.
獸醫幫那隻狗照了 X 光，想找出這隻動物吞下了什麼東西。
Megan's suitcase was X-rayed at the airport before she was allowed to board the plane.
Megan 的行李箱在機場經過 X 光檢查，之後她才獲准登機。
Ignacio had his injured wrist X-rayed the morning after he fell off his skateboard.
Ignacio 從滑板上摔下來的隔天早上，便去把他受傷的手腕照了 X 光。
- scan
broader term that covers other imaging techniques such as CT or MRI, not just X-ray technology
文法句型
X-ray + object
be / get X-rayed
have [body part] X-rayed
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive (be/get X-rayed) because the patient or object receives the action. The active subject is usually a medical professional or security officer.