"gullets" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 食道

Definition

食道是喉嚨中的一條管道，將食物從口腔送到胃裡，也稱為食道。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Gullet”為解剖學或文學用語，醫學上通常用“食道”。日常會話一般說“喉嚨”。複數形式多用於動物或學術場合。

Examples

Food passes through our gullets when we swallow.

食物在吞嚥時會通過我們的**食道**。

Doctors check our gullets if we have trouble eating.

如果我們喫東西困難，醫生會檢查我們的**食道**。

Animals have gullets just like humans do.

動物和人一樣也有**食道**。

He swallowed the pill, feeling it slide down both of their gullets.

他吞下藥丸，感覺它滑過**食道**。

Certain diseases can cause pain in people's gullets while eating.

某些疾病會導致人在進食時**食道**疼痛。

Birds use their gullets to store food before it reaches their stomachs.

鳥類用**食道**儲存食物，在進入胃之前。