oral
US
UK oral adj: (relating to the mouth)
SC 口的 kǒu de
SC 口腔的 kǒu de ，kǒu qiāng de
SC 用口的 kǒu de ，yòng kǒu de
Oral hygiene is very important.
oral adj: (taken by mouth)
SC 口头的 kǒu tóu de
TC 口頭的
TC 口頭的
This medication is not for oral consumption.
oral adj: (spoken, not written)
SC 口述的 kǒu shù de
SC 非书面的 kǒu shù de ，fēi shū miàn de
TC 非書面的
TC 非書面的
Henry has an oral exam on Wednesday.
oral, oral exam, oral examination n: informal, abbreviation (exam)
SC 口试 kǒu shì
Elizabeth failed her French oral.
dental hygiene, oral hygiene n: (cleaning teeth)
SC 牙科保健 yá kē bǎo jiàn
Parents have a responsibility to teach their children the importance of dental hygiene.
oral cavity n: (inside of the mouth)
SC 口腔 kǒu qiāng
TC 口腔
TC 口腔
The strip search of the prisoner included a search of his oral cavity.
oral communication n: (speech, talking)
SC 口语交际 kǒu yǔ jiāo jì
TC 口語交際
TC 口語交際
SC 口头交际 kǒu yǔ jiāo jì，kǒu tóu jiāo jì
I don't like to rely on oral communication for business agreements.
oral contraceptive n: (the Pill)
SC 口服避孕药 kǒu fú bì yùn yào
Oral contraceptives stop a woman from ovulating.
oral evidence n: (spoken testimony)
SC 口头证词 kǒu tóu zhèng cí
TC 口頭證詞
TC 口頭證詞
The robber's conviction was assured as the oral evidence included three witnesses who saw him do it!
oral examination, oral exam n: (verbal test)
SC 口试 kǒu shì
Many foreign language teachers give oral examinations to demonstrate a student's mastery of the spoken language.
oral examination, oral exam n: (viva: spoken doctoral exam)
SC 论文答辩
My oral examination involves going before the proctors and defending my doctoral thesis.
oral examination, oral exam n: (medical inspection of the mouth)
SC 口腔检查 kǒu qiāng jiǎn chá
TC 口腔檢查
TC 口腔檢查
An oral examination by the dentist revealed that I needed two fillings.
oral health n: (care and hygiene of the mouth)
SC 口腔卫生，口腔健康
Oral health was important in our family.
oral interpretation n: (spoken analysis of texts)
SC 口译 kǒu yì
To complete the test, I had to give my oral interpretation of the significance of light and darkness in the Shakespeare play.
oral sex n: (fellatio) (指为男性提供)
SC 口交 kǒu jiāo
Mary was performing oral sex on her boyfriend.
oral sex n: (cunnilingus) (指为女性提供)
SC 口交 kǒu jiāo
Bill was performing oral sex on his girlfriend.
oral surgery n: (surgical dentistry)
SC 口腔外科 kǒu qiāng wài kē
After my teeth were knocked out, oral surgery was required to replace them.
Removal of wisdom teeth can require oral surgery.
oral test n: (spoken examination)
SC 口头测试 kǒu tóu cè shì
TC 口頭測試
TC 口頭測試
Oral tests are an alternative to written exams in a variety of subjects.
oral test n: (spoken language exam)
SC 口语测试 kǒu yǔ cè shì
TC 口語測試
TC 口語測試
The students had to prepare for an oral test to demonstrate their conversational Spanish.
oral tradition n: (lore and literature transmitted orally through ages)
SC 口头传统
Songs are an important part of the oral tradition of a community.