tonsils是什么意思？

tonsils

英['tɒnsɪlz] 美['tɒnsɪlz]

• n. 扁桃体( tonsil的名词复数 )；

例句

• The tonsils become fiery red and swollen. 扁桃体变得又红又肿.
• The doctor cut out his tonsils. 医生切除了他的扁桃体.
• I had my tonsils out when I was ten. 我10岁的时候把扁桃体切除了.
• Oral cancer includes tumors of the tongue, tonsils , gingiva, and palate. 口腔癌包括发生于舌, 扁桃体, 牙龈和腭部的肿瘤.
• Hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids. 咽扁桃体的肥大称为腺状肿大.
• 'He has had his tonsils out and has been ill, too,' she noted in her diary... “他切除了扁桃体，一直病着，”她在日记里写道。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-PLURAL
  扁桃体
  Your tonsils are the two small soft lumps in your throat at the back of your mouth.