Saliva Meaning in English

word

US

/səˈɫaɪvə/

suh-LY-vuh

UK

/sɐlˈaɪvɐ/

suh-LY-vuh

释义

The clear liquid produced in your mouth that helps with chewing, swallowing, and digesting food.

用法与细微差别

Saliva is mainly used in scientific, medical, and everyday contexts. Formal or technical settings may use the word instead of 'spit', which is informal. Common phrases: 'saliva test' (medical check), 'excess saliva' (medical issue).

• Spanish: saliva
• Portuguese (BR): saliva
• Portuguese (PT): saliva
• Chinese (Simplified): 唾液
• Chinese (Traditional): 唾液
• Hindi: लार
• Arabic: لعاب
• Bengali: লালা
• Russian: слюна
• Japanese: 唾液
• Vietnamese: nước bọt
• Korean: 침
• Turkish: tükürük
• Urdu: لعاب
• Indonesian: air liur

例句

Saliva helps us swallow food.

basic

Dogs sometimes drool a lot of saliva.

basic

Doctors can test your saliva for diseases.

basic

I bit my tongue and now there's blood in my saliva.

natural

Some medicines make your mouth dry by reducing saliva.

natural

I woke up with so much saliva on my pillow!

natural