orthodontics

/ˌɔrθəˈdɑntɪks/ /ˌɔrθoʊˈdɑntɪks/

Meanings

noun

正牙学，齿颚矫正学

A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.

Examples :

"My daughter is getting orthodontics to straighten her teeth. "

我女儿正在接受牙齿矫正，把牙齿排列整齐。

medicine anatomy

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specialty noun

/ˈspɛʃəlti/

专长，特长。

"They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta."

他们整体来说都做得不错，但他们的真正专长是意大利面。

misalignment noun

/ˌmɪsəˈlaɪnmənt/ /ˌmɪsæˈlaɪnmənt/

不对准, 未对准, 错位

"The misalignment between the company's stated values and its actual practices caused employee frustration. "

公司宣称的价值观和实际做法之间的错位导致了员工的不满。

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

getting verb

[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]

获得，取得

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

她正在给女儿买一只小狗作为生日礼物。

dentistry noun

/ˈdɛntɪstɹi/

牙科学，口腔医学

"My sister decided to study dentistry at university because she wants to help people have healthy teeth. "

我妹妹决定在大学学习牙医学，因为她想帮助人们拥有健康的牙齿。

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

一同，一起。

"Do you want to come with?"

你想一起去吗？

daughter noun

/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/

女儿，千金

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

我已经有一个儿子了，所以我想再要个女儿。

concerned verb

/kənˈsɜːnd/ /kənˈsɝnd/

涉及，关于，关系到。

"The upcoming election concerns the future of our city. "

即将到来的选举关系到我们城市的未来。

straighten verb

/ˈstɹeɪtn̩/

弄直，使变直，拉直。

"The child carefully straightened the crumpled paper before handing it to the teacher. "

孩子小心地把揉皱的纸弄平整，然后才交给老师。

teeth noun

/tiːθ/

效力，作用。

"The new rules about homework have teeth; parents are actually following them now. "

关于家庭作业的新规定现在有效力了，家长们真的开始遵守了。

correcting verb

/kəˈrɛktɪŋ/ /kɔˈrɛktɪŋ/

纠正, 改正。

"The navigator corrected the course of the ship."

领航员纠正了船的航向。

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

她，女性。

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

我觉得这只鸟像是只公的，但也可能是只母的。