“蛀牙”英語怎麼說
名詞解釋:齲病俗稱蟲牙、蛀牙,是細菌性疾病,可以繼發牙髓炎和根尖周炎,甚至能引起牙槽骨和頜骨炎症。如不及時治療,病變繼續發展,形成齲洞,終至牙冠完全破壞消失,其發展的最終結果是牙齒喪失。齲病特點是發病率高,分佈廣。是口腔主要的常見病,也是人類最普遍的疾病之一,世界衛生組織已將其與腫瘤和心血管疾病並列爲人類三大重點防治疾病。你知道怎麼用英語表達嗎?
Tens of thousands of young children are suffering from tooth decay caused by drinking fruit juice and squash, a recent study has revealed.
As many as one in eight children have suffered tooth decay by the age of three — although in some parts of England, the rates are as high as a third.
Senior dentists say the problem is often caused by well-meaning parents giving toddlers sugar-laden drinks in bottles.
Some middle-class parents would buy expensive organic juices in the belief they are healthier, but dentists have warned they can contain as much sugar as a glass of coke.
最近一項研究顯示,數以萬計的兒童長蛀牙是由平時喝果汁和果汁飲料導致的。
在3歲兒童中,每8個人中就有1個患有蛀牙;在英國的某些地區,甚至每3個孩子中就有1個患有蛀牙。
一些資深牙醫稱,這個問題常常是由好心的父母造成的——他們爲孩子購買瓶裝的含糖飲料。
有些中產階級家境不錯的父母會給孩子買較貴的有機果汁,認爲它們更健康,但牙醫們已發出警告,稱有機果汁與可樂的含糖量相當。
【講解】
文中的tooth decay就是“蛀牙”的意思,其中tooth是“牙齒”的意思,其複數形式爲teeth,常用的相關詞組還有:false tooth(假牙)、brush teeth(刷牙)和baby teeth(乳牙)等。形容詞dental意爲“牙齒的”,“牙醫”的英文是dentist,“牙痛”的英文是toothache。
此外,文中的well-meaning用作形容詞,解釋爲“好心的、善意的”,相當於well-intended。