"lozenge" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 含片
• 菱形

Definition

含片是一種有味道和藥效的小藥片，在口中慢慢溶解，常用於舒緩喉嚨痛或咳嗽。也可以指菱形的幾何圖形。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“lozenge”指可以含化的藥片，如喉糖，美式英語常稱爲“cough drop”。數學中也指菱形。不要與“tablet”混淆（tablet是吞服的藥片）。常見搭配有“throat lozenge”，“suck a lozenge”。

Examples

He took a lozenge for his sore throat.

他喫了一顆**含片**來舒緩喉嚨痛。

Please suck the lozenge slowly and do not chew it.

請慢慢含化這顆**含片**，不要咬碎。

A diamond is also called a lozenge in geometry.

在幾何學中，鑽石形也叫作**菱形**。

If your throat hurts, try having a lozenge—it should help.

如果你喉嚨痛，可以試試喫一顆**含片**，應該會有效。

She always keeps a pack of lozenges in her bag just in case.

她總是隨身帶著一包**含片**以備不時之需。

The sign above the door is shaped like a giant lozenge.

門上的招牌是一個巨大的**菱形**。