單字課 047

aware　[əˋwɛr]　形 - 知道的，意識到的
adj., having knowledge

I was not aware that flossing my teeth could prevent a buildup of plaque.

我不知道使用牙線可以防止牙菌斑堆積。

My dentist made me aware that I should have an appointment twice a year.

我的牙醫讓我知道，每年應該看兩次牙醫。

catch up　動 - 趕上
v., to bring up to date

My dentist likes to take time to catch up before she starts the examination.

我的牙醫喜歡在開始檢查前花點時間看一下之前的就醫記錄。

The dental assistant caught up on her paperwork in between patient.

牙助趁著換病人的空檔補她的紙上作業。

distraction　[dɪˋstrækʃən]　名 - 分心，分散，娛樂
n., the act of being turned away from the focus

To provide a distraction from the noise, Luisa's dentist offered her a pair of earphones.

為了分散注意力，Luisa的牙醫給她一副耳機。

My dentists is kind enough to provide distractions like television, which take my mind off the procedure.

我的牙醫人很好，提供電視等娛樂讓我能分散注意力。

詞組：

• 動 - distract
  (The child is frightened by the instruments. Try to distract his attention while I get ready.)
• 名 - distraction
  (The soothing background music was a pleasant distraction from the drilling sounds at the dentist's office.)
• 形 - distracted
  (The distracted patient left the office without paying her bill.)

encouragement　[ɪnˋkɝɪdʒmənt]　名 - 鼓勵
n., inspiration or support

The perfect checkup was certainly encouragement to keep up my good dental hygiene.

完美的檢查結果是我維持口腔衛生的一大鼓勵。

Let me offer you some encouragement about your crooked teeth.

雖然牙齒長歪了，我還是想給你一點鼓勵。

詞組：

• 動 - encourage
  (My dentist has been encouraging me to see a specialist about my gum problem.)
• 名 - encouragement
  (Although the cleaning routine recommended by the dentist was tedious, with some eoncouragement, Richard was albe to follow it regularly.)
• 形 - encouraging
  (It was encouraging to find out that I had no serious problems at my last dental checkup.)

evident　[ˋɛvədənt]　形 - 明白的，明顯的
adj., easily seen or understood; obvious

The presence of a wisdom tooth was not evident until the dentist started to examine the patient.

牙醫檢查後才確認病人有長智齒。

Unfortunately, his poor dental hygiene is evident from a distance.

不幸地，他的口腔衛生習慣很差，不用靠近他就可以發現了。（是很臭的意思嗎？）

詞組：

• 名 - evidence
  (The dentist found evidence of decay on my wisdom tooth.)
• 形 - evident
  (My lack of dental hygiene was evident without a checkup.)
• 副 - evidently
  (Proper flossing evidently worked, since my gums are now in good health.)

habit　[ˋhæbɪt]　名 - 習慣
n., a customary manner or practice

The toddler's father stressed the importance of tooth brushing in hopes of establishing a good habit.

小朋友的父親非常強調刷牙的重要性，希望能夠建立良好的生活習慣。

The patient had a habit of grinding his teeth during his sleep.

病人有夜間磨牙的習慣。

詞組：

• 名 - habit
  (I'm trying to start the habit of flossing at least once a day.)
• 形 - habitual
  (His habitual coffee drinking stained his teeth.)
• 副 - habitually
  (Jack is habitually late for his appointments, which forced the receptionist to scold him.)

illuminate　[ɪˋlumə͵net]　動 - 照亮，啟發
v., to provide or brighten with light

The dark recesses of the mouth can only be seen clearly when illuminated with a lamp.

唯有用燈照亮才能看清楚口腔深凹處。

Let me turn on more lights to properly illuminate the back teeth.

我把燈開亮一點，才能照到後面的牙齒。

irritate　[ˋɪrə͵tet]　動 - 惱怒，引起不快
v., to chafe or inflame, to bother

The broken tooth rubbed against my tongue, irritating it.

斷齒磨到我的舌頭，超痛。

Hannah's gums are irritated by foods that are very cold or very hot.

Hanna的牙齦對冰的跟熱的食物很敏感。

詞組：

• 動 - irritate
  (My dentist was late for my appointment, which irritated me, especially since he did not apologize.)
• 名 - irritation
  (I have an irritation on the inside of my mouth that won't heal.)
• 形 - irritating
  (Matthew decided to visit the dentist because of an irritating gum problem.)

overview　[ˋovɚ͵vju]　名 - 概觀，綜述
n., a summary; a survey; a quick look

I did a quick overview of your teeth and they look in good shape.

我快速看了一下你的牙齒，看起來狀況不錯。

An overview of your dental records show a history of problems.

從牙醫就診紀錄可以大致了解你過去的病史。

position　[pəˋzɪʃən]　名 - 地位，位置
n., the right or appropriate place

Let me tilt your head to a more comfortable position for you.

讓我幫你喬一下位置，讓你的頭比較舒服。

The position of the chair can be adjusted to a range of heights.

椅子的高度可以調整。

regularly　[ˋrɛgjəlɚlɪ]　副 - 定期地，有規律地
adv., occuring at fixed intervals

She brushes regularly after every meal.

她每餐飯後都會刷牙。

I have to remind my son regularly to brush his teeth.

我必須要定時叫我兒子去刷牙。

詞組：

• 名 - regularity
  (Visiting the dentist with regularity is an important part of maintaining good dental health.)
• 形 - regular
  (Many dental problems can be avoided by following a regular cleaning routine.)
• 副 - regularly
  (I haven't been visiting the dentist regularly.)

restore　[rɪˋstor]　動 - 復原，恢復

v., to bring back to an original condition

The cleaning restored the whiteness of my teeth.

洗牙後我的牙齒又回復了潔白。

I will talk to my dentist about whether she knows any procedure to restore the parts of my teeth that I have ground away.

我要和牙醫討論是否有方法可以修復被我磨掉的牙齒。