see a dentist
You should see a dentist if you have a toothache.
如果你牙疼，应该去看牙医。
牙医
专门研究牙齿的医生。；有资格从事牙科的人；牙科医生；[医] 牙医师
dentist
专门研究牙齿的医生。
A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
有资格从事牙科的人
a person qualified to practice dentistry
I have a toothache, so I made an appointment with my dentist.
我牙疼，所以约了牙医。
用法提示：dentist 是名词，指牙医。
The dentist told me to brush my teeth twice a day.
牙医告诉我要每天刷两次牙。
用法提示：此处 dentist 作主语，表示牙医。
My sister wants to become a dentist when she grows up.
我妹妹长大后想当牙医。
用法提示：dentist 作表语，表示职业。
You should see a dentist if you have a toothache.
如果你牙疼，应该去看牙医。
I need to go to the dentist for a check-up.
我需要去看牙医做检查。
She has a dentist appointment at 3 p.m.
她下午三点有个牙医预约。
He works as a dentist in a local clinic.
他在当地一家诊所做牙医。
更侧重手术，常用于正式或专业场合
非正式说法，常见于口语
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to see dentist.
正确表达I need to see a dentist.
中文学习者常忽略冠词。dentist 是可数名词单数，在泛指时需加不定冠词 a，或特指时加定冠词 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have a dentist appointment at 3.
正确表达I have a dental appointment at 3.
dentist 是名词，不能直接修饰 appointment。正确应使用形容词 dental 表示'牙科的'。
牙科医生与正畸医生的区别：dentist 指一般牙科医生，orthodontist 指专门矫正牙齿的医生。
看牙医
You should see a dentist if you have a toothache.
如果你牙痛，应该去看牙医。
去看牙医
I go to the dentist twice a year.
我每年去看两次牙医。
牙医预约
I have a dentist appointment at 3 PM.
我下午三点有一个牙医预约。
牙科诊所
The dentist's office is on the second floor.
牙科诊所位于二楼。
牙科治疗椅
The patient sat in the dentist chair.
病人坐在牙科治疗椅上。
牙钻
The sound of the dentist drill makes me nervous.
牙钻的声音让我紧张。
牙医的主要工作对象
牙医常见治疗的牙齿问题
牙医用来修复蛀牙的材料
牙科专科，处理牙齿排列问题
牙医常检查的口腔组织
我是一名牙医，而且我会成为一名牙医！
The dentist pulled out my tooth yesterday.
牙医昨天拔了我的牙。
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