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one's tonsils + be + adjective
扁桃体有左右两个，日常描述不适时常用复数 tonsils。
His tonsils are swollen, so he has a sore throat.
他的扁桃体肿了，所以喉咙痛。
扁桃体
tonsils — plural of tonsil
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扁桃体
either of two small masses of tissue at the sides of the back of the throat
His tonsils are swollen, so he has a sore throat.
他的扁桃体肿了，所以喉咙痛。
淋巴组织的各种小团块。
Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.
位于口咽两侧的淋巴组织团块之一
either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
The doctor checked my throat and said my tonsil looked a little swollen.
医生检查了我的喉咙，说我的扁桃体看起来有点肿。
Some people get their tonsils removed when they have repeated infections.
有些人反复感染时会切除扁桃体。
After the cold, my tonsil became sore and made it hard to swallow.
感冒后我的扁桃体疼痛，吞咽困难。
扁桃体有左右两个，日常描述不适时常用复数 tonsils。
His tonsils are swollen, so he has a sore throat.
他的扁桃体肿了，所以喉咙痛。
这是谈论扁桃体切除手术的常见说法，have sth done 表示由医生做这个手术。
I had my tonsils removed when I was ten.
我十岁时切除了扁桃体。
强调某一侧时，可以用 one of the tonsils；单数 the tonsil 也可指其中一个。
One of the tonsils is more swollen than the other.
一侧扁桃体比另一侧肿得更厉害。
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