"gargle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 漱口

Definition

用液体在喉咙里漱动并发出咕噜声，通常是为清洁或缓解不适。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

经常用于医疗、牙科背景，常和“盐水”、“漱口水”等连用。“漱口”不等于吞咽。伴有独特的声音。

Examples

Always gargle with warm salt water if your throat is sore.

喉咙痛时要用温盐水**漱口**。

Please gargle before you see the dentist.

请**漱口**再见牙医。

The doctor told me to gargle twice a day.

医生让我每天**漱口**两次。

If you gargle too hard, you'll end up coughing.

**漱口**太用力会导致咳嗽。

I can't talk right now—I'm trying to gargle this medicine.

我现在不能说话——正在用这种药水**漱口**。

Some people gargle before singing to warm up their voice.

有些人在唱歌前会**漱口**，以热身嗓音。