oral

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɔː.ɹəl/    /ˈɔ.ɹəl/|/ˈoː.ɹəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class. countable
    — We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.
  2. A physical examination of the mouth. countable,plural-normally
  3. Ellipsis of oral sex. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,informal,uncountable
    — I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday.
  4. Ellipsis of oral steroid. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis
形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to the mouth. not-comparable,relational
    — oral hygiene
  2. Relating to the mouth.; Done or taken by the mouth. not-comparable,relational
    — And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.
  3. Relating to the mouth.; Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English. not-comparable,relational
  4. Relating to the mouth.; Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting. not-comparable,relational
  5. Relating to the mouth.; Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness. not-comparable,relational
  6. Spoken rather than written. not-comparable,relational
    — an oral presentation
  7. Spoken rather than written.; Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth. not-comparable,relational
  8. Spoken rather than written.; Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf. not-comparable,relational
  9. Spoken rather than written.; Not having reached the stage of literacy. not-comparable,relational

词形变化

orals plural

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*h₁óh₃s
Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
词源 2
PIE word
*h₁óh₃s
Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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