Word · Frequency #24311
denture
假牙；义齿
a removable dental appliance that replaces missing teeth
- 1.
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
一种人工替代缺失牙齿的牙科器具。
一种人工替代缺失牙齿的牙科器具。；一副假牙；一副牙齿；齿列；[医] 托牙；牙列
In use
My grandfather puts his dentures in a cup of water every night.
After eating, she rinsed her denture under the tap.
This denture was made especially for you, so treat it with care.
have/get dentures
常用搭配，指安装或拥有假牙。
My grandmother got dentures last year.
我奶奶去年装了假牙。
wear dentures
指佩戴假牙的动作或状态。
He wears dentures every day.
他每天都戴着假牙。
a set of dentures
量词短语，指一副完整的假牙。
She needs a new set of dentures.
她需要一副新假牙。
Common mistakes
I need a denture because I have missing teeth.I need dentures because I have missing teeth.
中文学习者常将“假牙”直接对应为单个可数名词'denture'，但英语中'denture'通常指整套假牙，常用复数形式'dentures'。应使用复数以符合英语习惯。
I lost a denture while eating.I lost a false tooth while eating.
中文“假牙”可指单颗假牙，但英语'denture'专指整套假牙或牙托。指单颗假牙时应用'false tooth'，避免混淆概念。
Connections
Collocations
- wear dentures
- 戴假牙
- My grandmother wears dentures and keeps them in a cup at night.我祖母戴着假牙，晚上把它们放在杯子里。
- partial dentures
- 局部假牙
- He got partial dentures after losing two back teeth.他掉了几颗后牙后配了局部假牙。
- full dentures
- 全口假牙
- The dentist fitted her with full dentures.牙医为她安装了全口假牙。
- denture adhesive
- 假牙粘合剂
- Apply a small amount of denture adhesive to keep the plate secure.涂少量假牙粘合剂以保持假牙托稳固。
- denture cleaner
- 假牙清洁剂
- Soak your dentures in denture cleaner overnight.把假牙放在假牙清洁剂里浸泡一夜。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：denture（假牙）里 dent- 像 dental（牙齿），缺牙凹处如小坑(dent)，戴上 denture 即填平。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：牙科就诊、医疗记录、健康科普文章 denture 是比较正式的说法，通常用于医疗或牙科相关场合；日常口语中更常见 false teeth。
Pronunciation & Spelling
denture /ˈdɛntʃɚ/ 与 venture /ˈvɛntʃɚ/、adventure /ədˈvɛntʃɚ/、indenture /ɪnˈdɛntʃɚ/ 押韵（从重读元音起均为 /ɛntʃɚ/，仅开头辅音或前缀不同）。注意拼写中含 -ture 的词未必同音：capture /ˈkæptʃɚ/、lecture /ˈlɛktʃɚ/、nature /ˈneɪtʃɚ/ 虽有相同的 -ture 拼写，但重读元音或前面辅音不同，并不押韵。
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