sputum

/ˈspjuːtəm/ /ˈspjuːɾəm/

Meanings

noun

痰，唾沫。

Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.

Examples :

"The doctor asked him to cough up some sputum so she could test it for infection. "

医生让他咳出一些痰，这样她就能检查是否有感染。

Related Words

matter noun

/ˈmætə/ /ˈmætɚ/

物质，物体

"The scientist carefully examined the strange matter in the lab. "

科学家仔细检查了实验室里那奇怪的物质。

saliva noun

/səˈlaɪvə/

唾液，口水

"The dog's mouth watered, and a drop of saliva fell to the floor as he watched me eat my sandwich. "

狗狗看着我吃三明治，馋得口水都流下来了，一滴唾液滴到了地板上。

composed verb

/kəmˈpəʊzd/ /kəmˈpoʊzd/

组成，构成。

"The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters."

编辑将许多单独的信件汇编成了一本历史期刊。

discharges noun

/dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz/ /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/

脓，分泌物

""The doctor examined the wound and noted yellow discharges, indicating a possible infection." "

医生检查了伤口，注意到有黄色的脓液流出，这表明可能发生了感染。

mouth noun

/mʌʊθ/ /maʊθ/

嘴巴，口。

"The baby opened its mouth to receive the milk from its mother. "

宝宝张开嘴巴，想喝妈妈喂的奶。

passages noun

/ˈpæsɪdʒɪz/

段落，章节

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

她努力地演奏那些难度很高的乐段。

coughed verb

/kɔft/ /kɑft/

咳嗽

"I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough."

我不小心吸了一大口烟，就开始咳嗽起来。

phlegm noun

/flɛm/

痰，黏液。

"Medieval medical texts described phlegm as a bodily humor, believed to affect a person's personality. "

中世纪的医学典籍将痰视为一种体液，认为它会影响人的性格。(Zhong shiji de yixue dianji jiang tan shi wei yi zhong tiye, renwei ta hui yingxiang ren de xingge.)

doctor noun

/ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɑktɚ/

医生，医师

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

如果你明天还觉得不舒服，就去看医生吧。

respiratory adjective

/ɹɪˈspɪɹət(ə)ɹi/ /ɹɪˈspaɪɹəˌtɔɹi/

呼吸的，呼吸道的。

"The child's respiratory rate was unusually high after the intense physical activity. "

剧烈运动后，那个孩子的呼吸频率异常地快。

expectorated verb

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪtɪd/ /ɛkˈspɛktəˌreɪtɪd/

咳痰，吐痰。

"After his coughing fit, the sick man expectorated into a tissue. "

剧烈咳嗽过后，那个病人把痰咳出来，吐在了纸巾里。

infection noun

/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

感染，传染。

"The infection spread quickly through the classroom after one student got sick. "

一个学生生病后，感染很快就在教室里蔓延开来。