Forceps Meaning in English

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释义

A medical instrument that looks like a pair of tongs or pincers, used for grasping or holding objects, especially during surgery or childbirth.

用法与细微差别

Mainly used in formal and medical contexts. "Forceps" is always plural (even for one instrument). Commonly used with types ('surgical forceps', 'obstetric forceps'). Do not confuse with everyday 'tongs' or 'tweezers', which are for domestic uses.

• Spanish: fórceps - pinzas (médicas)
• Portuguese (BR): fórceps - pinça (médica)
• Portuguese (PT): fórceps - pinça (médica)
• Chinese (Simplified): 钳子（医疗用）- 产钳
• Chinese (Traditional): 鉗子（醫療用）- 產鉗
• Hindi: फोर्सेप्स - चिमटा (चिकित्सा उपयोग के लिए)
• Arabic: ملقط (طبي) - فورسيبس
• Bengali: ফোর্সেপস - চিমটা (মেডিকেল)
• Russian: щипцы (медицинские)
• Japanese: 鉗子
• Vietnamese: kẹp (y tế) - forceps
• Korean: 겸자
• Turkish: pens - forseps (tıbbi)
• Urdu: فورسپس - جراحی چمٹا
• Indonesian: forsep

例句

The doctor used forceps to remove the object.

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Forceps are important tools in many surgeries.

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Could you please pass me the forceps? I need to hold this still.

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The nurse handed the surgeon a pair of forceps.

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During childbirth, the doctor carefully used forceps to help deliver the baby.

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It's amazing how precise surgeons are with instruments like forceps.

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