"depressor" 怎么发音

word

US

di-PRESS-er

UK

di-PRESS-uh

释义

A depressor is a tool or muscle that pushes something down. In medicine, it often means a flat tool used by doctors to hold down your tongue during an examination.

IPA 音标

美式英语

dɪˈprɛsər

英式英语

dɪpɹˈɛsɐ

简化发音

美式

di-PRESS-er

英式

di-PRESS-uh

语境中听

The doctor used a depressor to check my throat.

A muscle called the depressor helps move your lower lip down.

Please open your mouth so I can use the depressor.

You probably saw the doctor holding a wooden depressor during your last check-up.