Word · Frequency #6054
dentist
牙医
dentist
- 1.
A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
专门研究牙齿的医生。
- 2.
a person qualified to practice dentistry
有资格从事牙科的人
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
In use
I have a toothache, so I made an appointment with my dentist.
The dentist told me to brush my teeth twice a day.
My sister wants to become a dentist when she grows up.
see a dentist
You should see a dentist if you have a toothache.
如果你牙疼，应该去看牙医。
go to the dentist
I need to go to the dentist for a check-up.
我需要去看牙医做检查。
dentist appointment
She has a dentist appointment at 3 p.m.
她下午三点有个牙医预约。
Connections
Collocations
- see a dentist
- 看牙医
- You should see a dentist if you have a toothache.如果你牙痛，应该去看牙医。
- go to the dentist
- 去看牙医
- I go to the dentist twice a year.我每年去看两次牙医。
- dentist appointment
- 牙医预约
- I have a dentist appointment at 3 PM.我下午三点有一个牙医预约。
- dentist's office
- 牙科诊所
- The dentist's office is on the second floor.牙科诊所位于二楼。
- dentist chair
- 牙科治疗椅
- The patient sat in the dentist chair.病人坐在牙科治疗椅上。
- dentist drill
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dentist中的dent像牙齿凹洞，牙医就是补洞的人。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或医疗语境，如医院、牙科诊所。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All of these words share the spelling ending '-ist', but they do not rhyme with 'dentist' because their stressed vowels differ (/ɑːr/, /aɪ/, /ɜːr/, /iː/, /ɛ/, /ʊ/ vs. /ɛ/). Only words with the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following sounds would be true rhymes, such as 'dentist' with 'trentist' (rare). These lookalikes are useful for spelling patterns but not for pronunciation matching.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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